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· 12/28/1977

Dana v. Gring

Citations

  • 371 N.E.2d 755
  • 374 Mass. 109
  • 1977 Mass. LEXIS 1225

How courts have described this case

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  • IRS took position that trust property was includible in decedent’s gross estate for tax purposes
  • ascertainable standard governing trustee discretion found in the phrase “necessary or desirable for the purpose of contributing to the reasonable welfare or happiness of . . . [his] daughter or of her immediate family”

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos

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