San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District v. The United States

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that a plaintiff states a claim for breach of contract by identifying a duty arising out of that contract and alleging facts sufficient to show a breach of that duty
• explaining that a breach-of-contract claim requires, among other things, a duty or obligation to perform
• noting that to state a claim for breach of contract, a plaintiff in this court must allege that the contract imposed a duty on the government and that the government breached that duty
• finding that a plaintiff “must allege and establish” all four elements to recover
• noting that in order to recover for an alleged breach of contract, a plaintiff must establish, among other things, “an obligation or duty arising out of the contract” and a “breach of that duty”
• stating that a breach of contract claim requires: “(1) a valid contract between the parties, (2) an obligation or duty arising out of the contract, (3) a breach of that duty, and (4) damages caused by the breach”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).