Lee M. Bentley and Amsouth Bank of Florida, (f.k.a. First National Bank of Clearwater), Co-Trustees of The Seymour C. Mickler Trust, fbo Laura M. Bentley - Page 8

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            the applicable limitation period.  Accordingly, such notices were                           
            timely.                                                                                     
                  In light of the foregoing, we hold that the decision                                  
            entered by the Court in Estate of Mickler  v. Commissioner,                                 
            docket No. 15954-94, is not dispositive as to petitioners'                                  
            transferee liability for the estate tax deficiency.  For the                                
            reasons stated herein, petitioners' motion for partial summary                              
            judgment is denied.3                                                                        


                                                             An appropriate order                       
                                                       denying petitioners' Motion                      
                                                       for Partial Summary Judgment                     
                                                       will be issued.                                  













                  3The facts of the instant case are virtually identical to                             
            those in Estate of King v. Commissioner, T.C. Memo. 1991-151.                               
            The two cases, however, are technically distinguishable in one                              
            major respect.  In Estate of King v. Commissioner, supra,                                   
            respondent conceded that the technical elements of res judicata                             
            had been satisfied.  This concession contributed to a decision in                           
            the taxpayer's favor.  In contrast, respondent makes no such                                
            concession in the instant case.                                                             




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