Legal Opinion
Hamilton Copper & Steel Corporation, Plaintiff/counter-Defendant/appellant v. Primary Steel, Inc., Defendant/counter-Claimant/appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1990No. 88-5834, 88-6021PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. NORRIS, Circuit Judge:
Background
Appellant Hamilton Copper & Steel Corp. (“Hamilton”), a steel pipe importer, alleged that Primary Steel, Inc. (“Primary”), a steel pipe wholesaler, breached its “contract” by failing to pay for steel pipe that was sold and delivered to Primary. The district court held a bifurcated trial in which the first issue presented to the jury was whether the documents and correspondence between Hamilton and Primary constituted a contract. The district court instructed counsel out of the presence of the jury not to refer to the documents as a contract or…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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