Legal Opinion

Doe

United States Court of Claims

Decided May 16, 1980No. 457-78PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Oral contract; Court of Claims jurisdiction; Witness Protection Program; discretion of officials re participation in program. — On May 16, 1980 the court entered the following order:

Before Davis, Judge, Presiding, Kashiwa and Bennett, Judges.

This case, before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment, seeks dismissal of plaintiffs’ petition on the grounds that it fails to state a claim within the jurisdiction of the court. Plaintiffs’ claim is based on an alleged express oral contract, arising from promises said to have been made by 13 of defendant’s agents, to provide plaintiffs…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Thorpe v. Housing Authority of DurhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. Eastport Steamship Corporation v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Kania v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
  2. Grundy v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1983
  3. Allen v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1981
  4. McGee v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1984
  5. Hoch v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1994

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