Legal Opinion
Louis T. Falcone, Etc. v. Samuel R. Pierce, Jr., Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 29, 1988No. 88-1503PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of plaintiff’s contract claim for rescission, based on misrepresentations by federal officials, against the federal government. The district court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss on the ground that courts generally do not apply equitable estoppel against the government in a contract action. Because we determine that on the facts alleged the plaintiff would be unable to establish a traditional element of equitable estoppel, i.e., justifiable reliance, we affirm on a different ground.
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Appellant, Louis T. Falcone,…
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