Legal Opinion
L'Enfant Plaza Properties, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 13, 1982No. 213-81LPublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
This case comes before the court, without oral argument, on defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rents office space from plaintiff, L’Enfant Plaza Properties, Inc. Plaintiff alleges that the Comptroller has been paying an amount less than the determined rental rate. This suit is to recover the deficiency. The sole issue now before us is whether this court has jurisdiction over a breach of a contract entered into by the Comptroller.
The Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491 (1976), is a broad waiver of sovereign immunity…
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