Reforestacion de Sarapiqui v. United States

OPINION

REGINALD W. GIBSON, Judge:

Introduction

Plaintiff1 filed a complaint against the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC),2 a United States Government agency, under a perceived breach of contract theory. A thorough analysis of plaintiff’s argument, however, demonstrates that the substance of its claim is essentially one for misrepresentation, i.e., a tort, against the government. In opposition thereto, on January 2, 1991, there was filed Defendant’s Motion To Dismiss, Or In The Alternative, For Summary Judgment. Because of the strict jurisdictional requirements of this court, which…