Alde, S.A. v. United States

OPINION

NETTESHEIM, Judge.

This case is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. Plaintiff, a Dominican Republic corporation, seeks compensation for damage and loss of income resulting from the seizure of plaintiffs aircraft by the U.S. Customs Service. Plaintiff claims that an implied-in-fact bailment contract was created when the aircraft was seized or that the seizure of the aircraft constituted a taking without just compensation. Argument is deemed unnecessary.

FACTS

Although the parties disagree as to the legal significance of the underlying facts, the substance of the facts…