Legal Opinion
Safeco Credit & Fraley Associates, Inc. v. United States
United States Court of Federal Claims
Decided July 27, 1999No. 93-314 CPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
HEWITT, Judge.
This dispute arises out of a 1985 contract for berthing improvements to a naval dock at the Mayport, Florida Naval Station.1 The case is before the court on the parties’2 motions for summary judgment and their respective oppositions thereto.
The dispute focuses on two issues. The first issue involves a liquidated- damages provision in the contract. Safeco contends that the provisions governing the rate and the calculation of damages, if enforced according to the government’s interpretation, would be illegal as a penalty. The second issue is whether or not home…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Federal Crop Ins. Corp. v. MerrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Mingus Constructors, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- Gould, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by15 opinions
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