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RAFT v. U.S.

No. 89-3225.

780 F.Supp. 572 (1991)

Martha RAFT, Executrix of the Estate of Dean Raft, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

November 19, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory Harris, Springfield, Ill., Gerald J. Zafft, Coburn, Croft & Putzell, St. Louis, Mo., for plaintiff.

James A. Lewis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., Alexandra E. Nicholaides, Dept. of Justice, Tax Div., Washington, D.C., for defendant.

OPINION

RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:

Testamentary intent and will interpretation.

The jury found that the Executrix was entitled to a marital deduction for the entire residue of decedent's estate.

The United States made a Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict or, in the Alternative, for a New Trial.

The alternative motion is allowed.

New trial.

I. Facts

Dean Raft, M.D., and his wife were both...

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