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          erroneous assumptions (i.e., the Applied Power stock would not be            
          absorbed by the market at a volume greater than twice the stock's            
          average daily trading volume for the months of November and                  
          December 1993, and the price trend for the Applied Power stock for           
          the 40 trading days preceding the valuation date should be                   
          projected forward to the 40 trading days following the valuation             
          date).                                                                       
               Respondent complains that to a large extent, Mr. Kleeman's              
          calculation of a 22.5-percent blockage discount was determined by            
          using 18 selected blockage discount tax cases.  We also find fault           
          with this approach.  Each case is different, and the determination           
          of a blockage discount, if any, depends upon the particular facts            
          and circumstances involved.  In obtaining the average discount from          
          these cases, Mr. Kleeman weighted the discount allowed in each               
          equally; and in obtaining the median discount for the stock of               
          Applied Power, he selected a value such that half the discounts in           
          his selected cases fell above that value and half below.                     
               Responding to Mr. Kleeman's criticism of his report, Mr. Davis          
          maintained that he (Mr. Davis) arrived at a 3.3-percent blockage             
          discount primarily by considering events occurring before the date           
          of death.  Moreover, Mr. Davis maintained that he did not arrive at          
          his blockage discount conclusion by considering post-valuation date          
          sales, but rather used those sales to substantiate his conclusion.           
          Court's Analysis and Conclusion                                              
               Giving due consideration to the totality of the evidence                
          before us, we find Mr. Davis' report to be more reliable than that           

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