Colonel Green case file, 1938-1839.

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Colonel Green case file, 1938-1839.

The attorney general of Massachusetts represented the Commonwealth before the Supreme Court of the United States regarding settlement of the estate of Colonel Edward Howland Robinson Green, son of Hetty Green and deceased in 1936, specifically to recover taxes allegedly owed the Commonwealth by Green. At issue was determination of Green's legal residence, as he maintained domiciles not only in Massachusetts, but in Florida, New York, and Texas. The court ruled in favor of Massachusetts.

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