RANSOM v. U.S.

No. 89-1651.

900 F.2d 242 (1990)

William A. RANSOM and Robert D. Nesen, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard M. Norman, Muegenburg, Norman & Dowler, Ventura, Cal., argued, for plaintiffs-appellants. With him on the brief, was Diane G. Hancock.

Cheryl S. Rome, Commercial Litigation Branch, Dept. of Justice, of Washington, D.C., argued, for defendant-appellee. With her on the brief were Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. Atty. Gen. and David M. Cohen, Washington, D.C., Director. Also on the brief, was Major Scott Bagley, HQUSAF-JACN, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C., of counsel.

Before RICH and MICHEL, Circuit Judges, and SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judge.


MICHEL, Circuit Judge.

William A. Ransom and Robert D. Nesen (Ransom) appeal from the United States Claims Court's decision granting summary judgment to the United States as to both of Ransom's breach of contract claims under the Tucker Act and dismissing the complaint. Ransom v. United States, 17 Cl.Ct. 263 (1989). Because we hold that neither an express nor implied-in-fact contract arose at any time between the government and Ransom, and that the government...

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