Legal Opinion
Department of Health v. Data-Quest, Inc.
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 14, 2009No. 1019 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge SMITH-RIBNER.
The Court granted the Department of Health (DOH) permission to file this interlocutory appeal of the order of the Board of Claims (Board) overruling DOH’s preliminary objections to the statement of claim filed by Data-Quest, Inc. for damages under promissory estoppel and quasi-contract theories for services performed in regard to its development of a software system. The issue is whether the Board has subject matter jurisdiction over quasi-contract claims against the Commonwealth that are not based on a written agreement under Section 1724(a)(1) of the…
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