Legal Opinion
Buck Kreihs Company, Inc. v. The United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 12, 1970No. 240-69PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION AND DEFENDANT’S CROSS MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
NICHOLS, Judge.
Plaintiff, a Louisiana corporation, brings this action to recover certain monies paid to defendant consequent to the application of an allegedly unlawful profit limitations provision in its Government contract. This court’s jurisdiction is said to spring from our Tucker Act authority to render judgments upon any claims against the United States founded upon express or implied contract. 28 U.S.C. § 1491 (1964). As the ensuing opinion will establish, however, the instant Contract is maritime in nature, and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- The ConquerorSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- North Pacific Steamship Co. v. Hall Bros. Marine Railway & Shipbuilding Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- People's Ferry Company of Boston v. BeersSupreme Court of the United States · 1858
- New Bedford Dry Dock Co. v. PurdySupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- De Lovio v. BoitU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1815
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3Cited by11 opinions
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