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Keydata v. United States
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Keydata v. United States | |
Court | United States Court of Claims |
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Citation | 504 F.2d 1115 |
Date decided | October 23, 1974 |
Facts
- Keydata Corporation = "Keydata" = 1st tenant
- NASA = the National Aeronautics and Space Administration = 2nd tenants
- Wyman Street Trust = "Wyman" = commercial building proprietor
- Keydata & NASA leased a space at a building owned by Wyman in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- NASA needed more space in the leased building
- Keydata was looking to move out of the leased building
- NASA agreed to rent Keydata's computer room in the building
- The contract between the 2 tenants (Keydata & NASA) was set forth in a lease contract executed by the commercial landlord (Wyman)
- Keydata would lease the space to NASA starting on January 1st 1969
- NASA agreed to pay Wyman $39,000 for air-conditioning equipment that Keydata had installed in the computer room
- Wyman would then turn around & hand over the 39,000 to Keydata for the AC equipment
- However, Keydata refused to vacate the computer room by January 1st 1969
- The next day, NASA canceled the lease contract because Keydata hadn't vacated
- Also, NASA didn't pay Wyman the $39,000 for the AC equipment
Issues
What law should apply to a government lease?
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