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Descon System Ltd. v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided October 11, 1984No. 329-79CPublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MEROW, Judge:

This case comes before the court on cross motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff, Descon Systems Ltd. (Descon), seeks $21,000,000 in damages for actions taken by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Facts

Plaintiff, a Canadian corporation, was a participant in Operation Breakthrough (Breakthrough), a program managed by HUD. The program was designed to encourage the private development of factory produced building systems to meet the nation’s housing needs.

There were three phases to Breakthrough. Each phase involved separate contracts. It was recognized…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Keco Industries, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
  2. The United States v. Johnson Controls, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  3. Kalvar Corp. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
  4. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
  5. D. R. Smalley & Sons, Inc. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Linan-Faye Construction Co., Inc. v. Housing Authority of the City of CamdenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
  2. Brannan v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1985
  3. Salsbury Industries v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1989
  4. Linan-Faye Construction Co. v. Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1994
  5. Linan v. Housing Auth. /CamdenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995

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