Legal Opinion
Tipperary Refining Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 23, 1987No. Nos. 283-86C, 299-86CPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
HARKINS, Senior Judge:
These cases come before the court on defendant’s motions to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter or for failure to state a claim for which relief can be granted. Oral argument was heard on both cases on January 21, 1987. For the reasons stated below, the complaints are to be dismissed.
Plaintiffs are small business refiners whose only source of crude oil is that obtained from other sources. These cases are concerned with plaintiffs’ contracts to purchase Government royalty oil from the United States Geological Survey (USGS), a…
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- Poole & Kent Co.United States Court of Claims · 1977
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- Tipperary Refining Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
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