Legal Opinion
Landover Corp. v. Bellevue Master LLC
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 29, 2007No. Nos. 06-35326, 06-35362PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM **
Bellevue Master (“Bellevue”) appeals from the district court’s order granting summary judgment for Landover Corporation (“Landover”). Landover cross-appeals an entry of summary judgment against its claim for quantum meruit recovery. We affirm.
A. Novation
The district court did not err when it denied Bellevue’s affirmative defense of novation. A novation is the substitution of parties to a contract with the intent to discharge the initial debtor. Sutter v. Moore Inv. Co., 30 Wash. 333, 70 P. 746, 747 (1902). In order to prove novation, a party must demonstrate (1) a mutual…
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