Kaplan v. United States

LARAMORE, Judge.

This suit comes before us on defendant’s motion to dismiss counts I, II, and part of count III of plaintiff’s petition on the ground that the allegations contained therein fail to set forth a cause of action over which this court has jurisdiction.

In order to simplify the disposition of defendant’s motion, we will treat each count separately to determine whether a cause of action has been alleged therein.

Count I of the petition is a claim for the sum of $27,000 alleged to be due the plaintiff for services rendered to the defendant. In support of this claim, the petition alleges…