Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-02-17 | Page 3 | Chez Gives Rule on Exemptions

CHEZ GIVES RULE ON EXEMPTIONS Veteran Must Pay Tax if His Property Is Held in Wife's Name J JA A person cannot have his coke cake ke and eat it too Attorney General J Joseph ph Chez ruled In effect Saturday in holding hold hold- ing ng that a dis disabled war veteran cannot cannot can can- not deed his property to his wife and andt at t the same time enjoy the property tax exemption provided by law aw Chez advised W. W Stanley Dunford count county attorney for Utah county that he the veterans' veterans exemption law applies applies applies ap ap- ap- ap plies only to property owned b by a disabled veteran Obviously he pointed out property properlY deeded by a veteran veteran vet vet- eran to his wife wilc is no longer his properly property property prop prop- erty erly end is net exempt under the statute Dunford cited n case where a disabled disabled disabled dis dis- dis- dis veteran while in a Salt SaIl Lake Loke hospital and after physicians warned him nm his recovery was doubtful deeded his property to his wife w e to avoid the expense of or probating in the event of his death The deed was recorded but the veteran did not die and since has been discharged from the he hospital It would seem to be the fair and arid equitable thing to allow this veteran exemption but as 35 the statute is clear I cannot give such effect to any Interpretation in in- of the law Chez ex ex- ex- ex