Legal Opinion
Sommers Oil Company v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 9, 2001No. 00-5066PublishedCited by 222 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYSON, Circuit Judge.
Sommers Oil Company (“Sommers”) contends that agents of the United States seized and retained $41,000 in cash that belonged to Sommers. After unsuccessfully attempting to obtain the funds through administrative channels, Sommers filed suit in the United States Court of Federal Claims, arguing that it was entitled to the money on four legal theories, set forth in a four-count complaint. The Court of Federal Claims denied relief. The court dismissed two of the counts of Sommers’ complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted. The court held that it…
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