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Baral Vs. United States
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-2000
Baral v. United States - 528 U.S. 431 (2000) OCTOBER TERM, 1999 Syllabus BARAL v. UNITED STATES CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT No. 98-1667. Argued January 18, 2000-Decided February 22, 2000 Two remittances were made to the Internal Revenue Service toward petitioner BaraI's income tax liability for the 1988 tax year: a withholding of $4,104 from BaraI's wages throughout 1988 by his employer, and an estimated income tax of $1,100 remitted in January 1989 by Baral. BaraI's income tax return for 1988 was due on April 15, 1989. Though he received an extension until August 15, he missed this deadline and did not file the return until June 1, 1993. On the return, he claimed a $1,175 overpayment and asked the Service to apply this excess as a credit toward his outstanding tax obligations for the 1989 tax year. The Service denied the requested credit, concluding that the claim exceeded the ceiling imposed by 26 U. S. C. 6511(b)(2)...
Weisgram Vs. Marley Co.
Court: US Supreme Court
Decided on: Feb-22-2000
Weisgram v. Marley Co. - 528 U.S. 440 (2000) OCTOBER TERM, 1999 Syllabus WEISGRAM ET AL. v. MARLEY CO. ET AL. CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT No.99-161. Argued January 18, 2000-Decided February 22, 2000 Bonnie Weisgram died of carbon monoxide poisoning during a fire in her home. Her son, petitioner Chad Weisgram, individually and on behalf of her heirs (hereinafter Weisgram), brought this diversity action in the District Court seeking wrongful death damages. Weisgram alleged that a defect in a heater, manufactured by defendant (now respondent) Marley Company and located in Bonnie Weisgram's home, caused both the fire and her death. At trial, Weisgram introduced the testimony of three witnesses, proffered as experts, in an endeavor to prove the alleged heater defect and its causal connection to the fire. The District Court overruled Marley's objections that this testimony was unreliable and therefore inadmissible under Federal Rule of E...
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