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Keydata Corp. v. United States
Citation:
504 F.2d 1115 (1974).Facts
The United States government (the defendant) entered into a lease agreement with Wyman Street Trust where the defendant agreed to move into a commercial space owned by Wyman but currently occupied by Keydata Corp. (the plaintiff). The plaintiff had installed expensive equipment in the space, which the defendant wanted to keep, so the defendant agreed in their lease to pay $39,000 to Wyman for that equipment. The plaintiff and Wyman then entered into a separate agreement in which Wyman agreed to pay $39,000 to the plaintiff. The agreements also stated that the plaintiff would move out of the space on January 1, 1969, when the defendant would take possession of the premises. The plaintiff was not moved out of the space on January 1, 1969, and the defendant sent a letter to the plaintiff the next day, cancelling the lease and refusing to pay the $39,000. The plaintiff later vacated the space and sued the defendant for enforcement of the lease and payment of the $39,000.
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