SLIFKA v. JOHNSON


63 F.Supp. 289 (1945)

SLIFKA et al. v. JOHNSON, Collector of Internal Revenue.

District Court, S. D. New York.

May 22, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pfeiffer & Crames, of New York City (Alexander Pfeiffer and Monroe Steinhacker, both of New York City, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Marvin M. Notkins, Asst. U. S. Atty., of New York City, of counsel), for defendant.


MANDELBAUM, District Judge.

This action is brought by the executors of the estate of George Schustek, to recover the sum of $18,719.68 with interest, paid to the defendant as Collector of Internal Revenue and claimed to have been erroneously assessed.

The problem presented here is whether the proceeds of 12 insurance policies were properly included in the gross estate of the decedent. The answer to that problem depends on whether transfers by the decedent...

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