Legal Opinion
Augusta Aviation, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided March 22, 1982No. 81-7029PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
This case turns on a single issue: whether a valid implied-in-fact contract exists between the Veterans Administration (VA) of the United States and Augusta Aviation, Inc., for training received by veteran Joe D. Brown pursuant to an educational assistance program that was created to assist veterans in returning to civilian life. See Veterans Readjustment Act, 38 U.S.C. § 1651, et seq.
Augusta Aviation has offered its approved flight training courses in compliance with the VA program since 1967. In June, 1977, Joe Brown sought enrollment in a Roto-Craft-Helicopter,…
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