Legal Opinion
William A. Ransom and Robert D. Nesen v. The United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 5, 1990No. 89-1651PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Circuit Judge.
William A. Ransom and Robert D. Nesen (Ransom) appeal from the United States Claims Court’s decision granting summary judgment to the United States as to both of Ransom’s breach of contract claims under the Tucker Act and dismissing the complaint. Ransom, v. United States, 17 Cl.Ct. 263 (1989). Because we hold that neither an express nor implied-in-fact contract arose at any time between the government and Ransom, and that the government consequently owed no obligations to Ransom that it could have breached, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
Ransom contracted to serve as surety on a…
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