Legal Opinion
McAbee Construction, Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 8, 1996No. 96-5004PublishedCited by 296 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
The United States appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Federal Claims, No. 94-274 C (Aug. 16,1995), awarding McAbee Construction, Inc. damages for the diminished value of its property caused by the breach of an easement it had granted to the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Because the finding of a breach was based on an erroneous interpretation of the easement, we reverse.
Background
In 1983, the Corps of Engineers announced plans to replace the William Bacon Oliver Lock and Dam in Tuscaloosa, Alabama (the “project”). As part of the project, the Corps…
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