Legal Opinion
Cities Service Helex, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided October 20, 1976No. 138-75; No. 158-75PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDavis, Judge
In 1960 Congress enacted Helium Act Amendments giving the Secretary of the Interior broad authority to establish a long-range helium conservation program. Four 22-year contracts providing for the Government’s purchase of helium from private contractors formed the major components of this program. The court considered one of those contracts, and that contractor’s claim of material breach, in Northern Helex Co. v. United States, 197 Ct. Cl. 118, 455 F. 2d 546 (1972), and 207 Ct. Cl. 862, 524 F. 2d 707 (1975), cert. denied, *227429 U.S. 866 (1976).1 Two of the other three contractors are now…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- United States v. Acme Process Equipment Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Northern Helex Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
- D. Joseph Devito, Receiver for Seaview Electric Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1969
- Northern Natural Gas Company v. GroundsDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1968
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3Cited by98 opinions
- Canderm Pharmacal, Ltd. v. Elder Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
- Sun Oil Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1978
- Barron Bancshares, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2004
- Becho, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2000
- Stone Forest Industries, Inc. v. The United States, Defendant/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1993
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