227 Ct. Cl. 626 | Ct. Cl. | 1981
Plaintiff entered into construction contracts with four Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) mortgagors. The United States was not a party to the contracts, but monitored the progress of the construction to insure preservation of its security. Plaintiff now sues the Govern
Accordingly, after consideration of the submissions of the parties, without oral argument of counsel, defendant’s motion for summary judgment is granted. Plaintiffs petition is dismissed.
Plaintiff orginally commenced this action in the federal district court for Puerto Rico, which transferred the action here. In the course of its short order, the district court noted:
Defendants [FmHA] literally claim plaintiff has failed to allege any negligent or wrongful act or omission committed by defendants within the scope of employment necessary to sustain a Federal Tort claims action in Puerto Rico. We agree with defendant.
Velez v. Farmers Home Administration, Civil No. 79-1010 (D.P.R. Jan. 17, 1980).