Hoffenberg v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE

Decision Date23 June 1955
Docket NumberDocket 23456.,No. 307,307
Citation223 F.2d 470
PartiesEsther HOFFENBERG and Morris Weintraub, Executors, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.
CourtU.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit

Maurice A. Schnur, New York City, for petitioners.

Melva M. Graney, H. Brian Holland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ellis N. Slack, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Before L. HAND, SWAN and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed upon the opinion of the Tax Court. 22 T.C. 1185.

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  • Pipe's Estate v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • 7 Febrero 1957
    ... ... Starrett v. Commissioner, 1 Cir., 1955, 223 F.2d 163. Cf. Estate of Shedd v. Commissioner, 9 Cir., 1956, 237 F.2d 345; Estate of Hoffenberg v. Commissioner, 1954, 22 T.C. 1185, affirmed per curiam, 2 Cir., 1955, 223 F.2d 470. Here the appellant has failed to prove that this bequest falls within any of the express provisions for marital deductions under the 1939 Code ...         Affirmed ...         SWAN, Circuit Judge ... ...
  • Ellis v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue (In re Estate of Ellis), Docket No. 55204.
    • United States
    • U.S. Tax Court
    • 26 Junio 1956
    ...26 T.C. 694ESTATE OF HARRY A. ELLIS, DECEASED, HELEN R. ELLIS, BERNARD B. LARGMAN AND DAN DENENBERG, EXECUTORS, PETITIONERS,v.COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT.Docket No. 55204.Tax Court of the United States.Filed June 26, 1956 ... [26 T.C. 694] Herman H. Krekstein, Esq., ... Rev. Rul. 518, 1955-2 C.B. 384.Cases cited by the respondent are distinguishable. In Estate of Louis B. Hoffenberg, 22 T.C. 1185, affirmed 223 F.2d 470 (C.A. 2), we held that a devise failed to qualify for the marital deduction where the power given to the widow ... ...
  • Hohensee v. Comm'r of Internal Revenue (In re Estate of Hohensee), Docket No. 51222.
    • United States
    • U.S. Tax Court
    • 16 Marzo 1956
    ...a terminable interest that no marital deduction is permissible. Estate of Louis B. Hoffenberg, 22 T.C. 1185, affirmed per curiam (C.A. 2) 223 F.2d 470; Estate of Frank E. Tingley, 22 T.C. 402, affirmed sub nom. Starrett v. Commissioner, (C.A. 1) 223 F.2d 163. Nor was there any residuary est......
  • May's Estate v. CIR
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Second Circuit
    • 2 Noviembre 1960
    ... ... MAY, Mildred K. May, Executrix, Petitioner-Appellant, ... COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee ... No. 2, Docket 25944 ... Commissioner, 9 Cir., 1956, 237 F.2d 345; Estate of Hoffenberg v. Commissioner, 1954, 22 T.C. 1185, affirmed per curiam, 2 Cir., 1955, ... ...
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