Legal Opinion
Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided November 24, 1992No. 90-750LPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NETTESHEIM, Judge.
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company brought this action for breach of contract and a taking in violation of the fifth amendment. The case is before the court after argument on cross-motions for summary judgment. To resolve this case, the court must interpret a 1938 indenture containing a real covenant purporting to restrict usage on a parcel of land. The principal issue is whether the United States breached that indenture when it informed third parties that it held a restrictive covenant affecting the parcel.
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2Cases cited39 opinions
- United States v. KingSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Mathews v. DiazSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bowen v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- First English Evangelical Lutheran Church v. County of Los AngelesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Sanders v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1995
- Goad v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
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