Legal Opinion
Howard v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided April 29, 1994No. 386-87CPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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BRUGGINK, Judge.
This is an action brought under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491(a)(1) (1988 & Supp. IV 1992). It arises out of an unusual and troubling set of circumstances. Plaintiffs seek damages for the breach of alleged oral contracts between themselves and United States Customs Service (“Customs”) personnel to compensate them for assisting in the apprehension of an alleged arms smuggler through a complex sting operation. Trial was held November 29 through December 4, 1993, in Austin, Texas. Although the court is persuaded that plaintiffs acted with good motives and in some sense…
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