Legal Opinion
McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. Commodore Business MacHines Inc. And Commodore Business MacHines (Canada) Limited
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 31, 1981No. 79-4616PublishedCited by 796 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POOLE, Circuit Judge:
Commodore Business Machines (Commodore) appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, awarding plaintiff McDonnell Douglas the full $432,000 claimed in its breach of contract action, and denying Commodore’s claim for a set off in the amount of $261,000. Commodore does not contest its liability for the balance of the debt.
The dispute arose out of a contract between subsidiaries of the two parties. McDonnell Douglas’ subsidiary, Nitron, supplied Commodore with semiconductors for use in electric calculators. The product…
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