Sprankle v. Odell

Citations

• 33 Ohio C.C. Dec. 540
• 22 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 233
• 1909 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 448

Syllabus

<p>EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS</p> <p>Heir as Administrator Securing Low Appraisal to Evade Taxes Estopped to Complain of Widow’s Election to Take Property.</p> <p>When one who was both administrator and heir has instructed the appraisers to return a low appraisal of the property of the estate in order to minimize taxes thereon, he can not later, after the widow has elected to take a large portion of the property at its appraised value, ask for a reappraisal.</p>