Legal Opinion

Ralston-Purina Company, a Corporation v. John P. Bertie and L. Irene Bertie, Husband and Wife

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 13, 1976No. 74-3147PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. JOSEPH SMITH, Circuit Judge:

John and Irene Bertie appeal a judgment in a diversity action on an agreement guaranteeing a debt entered after a jury trial in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Fred Taylor, Judge. We find no error and affirm the judgment.

I

In 1971 Ralston-Purina Company (“Purina”), a Missouri corporation, supplied feed-meal to Northwestern Poultry Growers (“Northwestern”), an Idaho corporation, which raised, processed, and sold poultry products. John Bertie was its manager and a stockholder. John and his wife Irene Bertie are residents of Idaho.

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Westinghouse Electric Corporation v. Honorable Stanley A. Weigel, United States District Judge for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
  3. United States v. Emery H. JoyceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  4. Deering-Milliken & Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Modern-Aire of Hollywood, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  5. Siletz Trucking Co. v. Alaska International Trading Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Kramas v. Security Gas & Oil Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  2. Rohner, Gehrig & Company v. Capital City BankCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Carroll v. Acme-Cleveland Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
  4. Harley-Davidson Credit Corp. v. GalvinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015
  5. Church of Scientology of California v. SiegelmanDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982

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