Legal Opinion
Shanghai Power Co. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 30, 1983No. 674-81CPublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOZINSKI, Chief Judge.
The President settled plaintiff’s claim against the People’s Republic of China (PRC) without plaintiff’s consent. The question presented is whether plaintiff can state a claim under the just compensation clause of the fifth amendment for the difference between what it received under the terms of the settlement and what it believes the claim was worth.
Facts
Starting in 1929, plaintiff Shanghai Power Company, a Delaware corporation, owned and operated a power plant in Shanghai, China. A franchise agreement between plaintiff and the Shanghai Municipal Council allowed…
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