Case Name: Clarence A. Burley, as Executor of and Trustee Under the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth J. Whitney, Louisa Chapin Telling, Elizabeth Greene, Edward F. Chapin, Jr., and Mary W. White v. State of Illinois
Court: Illinois Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1917-05-16
Citations: 3 Ill. Ct. Cl. 126
Docket Number: 
Parties: Clarence A. Burley, as Executor of and Trustee Under the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth J. Whitney, Louisa Chapin Telling, Elizabeth Greene, Edward F. Chapin, Jr., and Mary W. White v. State of Illinois.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 3
Pages: 126–127

Head Matter:
Clarence A. Burley, as Executor of and Trustee Under the Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth J. Whitney, Louisa Chapin Telling, Elizabeth Greene, Edward F. Chapin, Jr., and Mary W. White v. State of Illinois.
Opinion filed May 16, 1917.
Inheritance Tax — Burley et al, v. State ante followed. This case is governed by the facts in the case of Burley, et al v. State, supra.
Clarence A. Burley, for Claimants.
Edward J. Brundage, Attorney General, for State.

Opinion:
Elizabeth J. Whitne)r, deceased, left the bulk of her estate in trust to be given to her four grandchildren. They were not to receive their respective shares until they attained the age of thirty. At the time of her death, none of said children had reached the age of thirty years, and the inheritance tax appraiser, assumed that only the eldest grandchild would reach that age, and accordingly fixed the tax on that basis, allowing but one exemption of $20,000.00.
The inheritance tax was paid on that basis within six months after the death of the decedent, which amounted to $414.83, after allowing the five per cent discount as provided by law.
It was agreed between the beneficiaries that the tax should be paid out of the general fund of the estate in order to protect the eldest grand child, and it was further agreed that upon recovery of any part of the tax, the same should be divided equally between them.
On June 30, 1912, Louisa Chapin Telling, the oldest .of the grandchildren reached the age of thirty years, and received her one-fourtli share of the estate. Having been allowed her exemption no claim arose as to her share of the tax as assessed.
Later, on September 5, 1914, Elizabeth Chapin Greene, the second oldest of the grandchildren reached the age of thirty years, and received her share of the estate. She accordingly filed a claim in this Court for the tax upon her exemption of $20,000.00, which would be $200.00 less the five per cent discount, amounting to $10.00, leaving a total of $190.00, with interest at the rate of 3% from the time of payment. Her claim was allowed by this Court in an opinion filed October 2, 1916.
On May 13,1916, Edward F. Chapin, Jr., attained the age of thirty years, and received his share of the estate. Having reached the age of thirty years, there is another exemption of $20,000.00, which should be allowed, upon which the tax would be $200.00, less the five per cent discount, amounting to $10.00, leaving a balance of $190.00 which should be refunded to claimants with interest thereon from March 30, 1911, being the date when the tax was paid.
For the reasons assigned in our former opinion in this case herein referred to, claimants are awarded one hundred ninety and 00/100 ($190.00) dollars, with interest thereon at three per cent from March 30, 1911.