Legal Opinion
Butz Engineering Corp. v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided June 19, 1974No. 223-73PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKuNzig, Judge
'In this contract claim, the court faces the first test of its jurisdiction over disputes arising from the operation of the United States Postal Service (USPS). While we hold that we have jurisdiction to entertain plaintiff’s suit against the United States for breach of a USPS contract, we conclude that the claim fails on the merits. Accordingly, we grant summary judgment to defendant.
Facts
USPS was created as an “independent establishment of the executive branch of the Government of the United States” to replace the former Post 'Office Department (POD) by the *565Postal Reorganization Act of 1970…
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