U.S. v. HOUSTON PIPELINE CO.

No. 93-2737.

37 F.3d 224 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee, v. HOUSTON PIPELINE CO., f/k/a Houston Natural Gas, Plaintiff-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 7, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jordan Howard Mintz, J. Clifford Gunter, III, Sarah Pierce Cowen, Bracewell & Patterson, Houston, TX, for appellant.

Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Gary R. Allen, Chief, Charles Bricken, Appellant Section, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, for appellee.

Before WISDOM, DAVIS and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.


WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff/appellant, Houston Pipe Line Company, successor in interest to Houston Natural Gas Corporation ("HNG"), appeals from the district court's grant of summary judgment denying HNG's claim for a tax refund totalling $47,879,276. Because there is no genuine issue of material fact and the defendant/appellee, United States, is entitled to judgment as a matter of law, we AFFIRM.

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