Legal Opinion

Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. United States

United States Court of Claims

Decided August 30, 1983No. 182-80CPublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

HARKINS, Judge.

Plaintiff (Pacific Gas and Electric Company, or PG & E) filed a petition in the United States Court of Claims on April 18, 1980,1 to recover damages of $1,575,148.38 for reconstruction of a road in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California. The petition stated three causes of action: (1) arbitrary and capricious abuse of discretion for failure to share costs in accordance with applicable regulations; (2) breach of an implied-in-fact contract to pay for a portion of costs of reconstruction; (3) an unconstitutional taking of property without just…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. Bowles v. Seminole Rock & Sand Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. United States v. Chemical Foundation, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  4. Merritt v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Sun Oil Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978

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3Cited by77 opinions

  1. H.F. Allen Orchards, Elbert B. Schinmann, R.E. Redman & Sons, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
  2. Mega Construction Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 1993
  3. William M. Hanlin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2003
  4. Lichtefeld-Massaro, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1989
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