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· 5/27/1965

United States v. Gordon Simmons and I. v. Simmons, Executors of the Estate of B. Hill Simmons

Citations

  • 346 F.2d 213
  • 15 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 1430
  • 1965 U.S. App. LEXIS 5425

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  • holding that \[t]he absence of any rational basis for the jury's verdict makes it a mistake of law for the trial judge to deny the motion for a new trial\
  • finding the amount for which a claim was eventually settled to be “highly indicative” of the value of the claim
  • finding that a \sufficient examination\ of decedent's records in existence on the date of death would have revealed certain evidence establishing the value of a tax refund claim because such evidence \was always there to be found\
  • finding the amount for which a claim was eventually settled to be \highly indicative\ of the value of the claim

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Judges: Wisdom, Gewin, Brewster

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