Estate of Cartwright v. Commissioner

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Estate of Cartwright v. Commissioner
T.C. Memo 1996-286, 1996 Tax Ct. Memo LEXIS 299
US
Federal Court
United States Tax Court
Herbert T. Spiro (for respondent) <br>Alan W. Johnson (for petitioner)
Colvin

Summary

At issue is whether life insurance proceeds were paid to decedent's estate solely to redeem his CSB stock, as petitioner contends, or partly for his CSB stock and partly for any claims for cases or work in process, as respondent contends.

See Also

Payment to Estate Partly for Decedent's Services

Decedent owned 71.43% of the stock of a law firm (CSB) that specialized in personal injury law, with earnings based on contingent fees.