Vern O. Austin v. Wendell-West Company, a Limited Partnership

539 F.2d 71

Vern O. AUSTIN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees,

v.

WENDELL-WEST COMPANY, a Limited Partnership, et al.,

Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals,

Ninth Circuit.

July 1, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied, Aug. 8, 1976.

Howard R. Bartlett (argued), of Monheimer, Schermer, VanFredenberg & Smith, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellants.

Dillon E. Jackson (argued), of Powell, Livengood, Silvernale, Carter & Tjossem, Kirkland, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellees.

OPINION

Before DUNIWAY, ELY and TRASK, Circuit Judges.

At the conclusion of oral argument in this case on June 23,…