Blue Goose Growers, Inc. v. Yuma Groves, Inc.

Blue Goose Growers, Inc. (Blue Goose) appeals from the dismissal of its counterclaim for abuse of process in a suit brought by the above named Yuma Groves corporations (Yuma) for breach of contract and other violations. The District Court entered the necessary certification under Fed. R.Civ.P. 54(b). We note jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, find no act by Yuma which constitutes an illegitimate use of legal process under Arizona law, and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

The several Yuma corporations are apparently wholly owned by City Bank, N.A., of New York, and grow citrus and other fruits in…