United States Steel Corp. v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
536 F.2d 921 · 1976
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1491
Relies on United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co. · Merritt v. United States · Crown Coat Front Co. v. United States · S&E Contractors, Inc. v. United States · Mississippi River Fuel Corp. v. Federal Power Commission
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“[W]e do not have jurisdiction under the Tucker Act ( 28 U.S.C. § 1491 ) of claims based on a contract implied in law (as distinguished from claims based on contracts implied in fact, which are within the jurisdiction of this court). Both the Supreme Court and this court have so held.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“The Tucker Act does not give a right of action against the United States in those cases where, if the transaction were between private parties, recovery could be had upon a contract implied-in-law.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage
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