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BECKY MATHENY, Individually and as Surviving Spouse of Ronald Matheny, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff/Counter Defendant-Appellant, JOHNNA LAWRENCE; THOMAS LAWRENCE, Third-Party Defendants/Counter Plaintiffs- Appellees. |
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Middle District of Tennessee at Nashville.
No. 06-00565—Aleta Arthur Trauger, District Judge.
Argued: January 23, 2009
Decided and Filed: February 19, 2009
Before: SUHRHEINRICH, GRIFFIN, and KETHLEDGE; Circuit Judges.
SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge. This is an admiralty action arising out of a collision in which the wake of the Defendant-Appellant Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) tugboat Patricia H capsized a small fishing boat. Plaintiff Ronald Matheny, a passenger in the fishing boat, died as a result. After a bench trial, the district court concluded that Matheny’s death was caused by the negligent operation of the tugboat and that the TVA was not entitled to limitation of liability under the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 30505 (West 2007), because the captain’s actions were within the privity or knowledge of TVA. The TVA appeals. We REVERSE in part and REMAND for further proceedings.
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DANIEL C. GREER and WINNIE L. GREER, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee. |
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On Appeal from the United States Tax Court.
No. 21795-03.
Argued: December 2, 2008
Decided and Filed: February 19, 2009
Before: BOGGS, Chief Judge; CLAY, Circuit Judge; and BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
BOGGS, Chief Judge. Daniel and Winnie Greer claimed a number of tax benefits from a 1982 investment. The IRS subsequently disallowed the benefits and, in 2003, imposed penalties on the Greers for negligently underpaying their taxes. The Greers challenged, inter alia, the amount of those penalties in the Tax Court, arguing that they had made a remittance in 1995 that paid their tax liability and thus reduced their penalties. The Tax Court rejected this argument, and the Greers appeal. We affirm because the 1995 court-ordered refund of the Greers’ payment, with interest, negated the effect of that payment on their penalty obligation.