· 7/25/1988
Morris Kinsey D/B/A Kinsey Farms, Inc. v. The United States
Citations
- 852 F.2d 556
- 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 9976
- 1988 WL 76067
How courts have described this case
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- emphasizing that a cause of action for breach of a government contract generally accrues when payment is due but wrongfully withheld
- stating that a breach of contract claim arises when “a plaintiff had done all he must do to establish his entitlement to [performance] and the defendant does not [perform]”
- “[A] claim does not accrue unless the claimant knew or should have known that the claim existed.”
- “[A] claim does not accrue unless the claimant knew or should have known that the claim existed”
- claim against United States first accrues \on the date when all the events have occurred which fix the liability of the Government and entitle the claimant to institute an action\
- “[T]he statute of limitations begins to run from the date of performance specified in the contract unless the obligee elects to sue earlier for anticipatory breach.”
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Judges: Bissell, Archer, Skelton
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