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HENSLEE v. UNION PLANTERS BANK

No. 90.

335 U.S. 595 (1949)

69 S.Ct. 290

93 L.Ed. 259

HENSLEE, COLLECTOR OF INTERNAL REVENUE, v. UNION PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 3, 1949.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold Raum argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Perlman, Assistant Attorney General Caudle, Ellis N. Slack, Lee A. Jackson and Harry Baum.

Sam Polk Walker argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Roane Waring.

PER CURIAM.

Respondents are the executors and trustees of the estate of William Bate Williams. They brought this action for refund, with interest, of $35,899.12 of federal estate taxes and interest paid under protest. The relevant facts, set forth in respondents' complaint and admitted by the Collector's motion to dismiss, are as follows:

William Bate Williams died in 1943. Under the terms of his will, the entire...

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