Knieper v. United States

OPINION

HORN, Judge.

The above-captioned case comes before the court on the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment, pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of the United States Court of Federal Claims (RCFC). The plaintiffs, Kenneth J. Knieper and Mary L. Knieper, allege that the defendant, the United States, acting through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), committed a breach of contract and a breach of warranty, or, in the alternative, a mutual mistake was committed,1 due to the absence of a serviceable well on the property purchased by the plaintiffs from the defendant.…