Legal Opinion
United States v. Sacramento Municipal Utility District
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1981No. 79-4507PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEEP, District Judge:
The United States of America brought this action for declaratory relief, seeking judicial interpretation of its contract with the Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD). The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the government ruling that 1) the contract was clear and unambiguous on its face and thus extrinsic evidence was inadmissible; 2) the interpretation urged by SMUD would restrict Congress’ plenary power to define the scope of the Central Valley Project and therefore would be illegal. SMUD appeals.
We find that the contract is not unambiguous on…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Walsh v. SchlechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Kansas City Power & Light Company v. Douglas McKay Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- City of Santa Clara v. AndrusCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by48 opinions
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