Republic International Corporation v. Amco Engineers, Inc.

516 F.2d 161 REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (formerly Republic International Engineers Corporation), a Delaware Corporation, Appellee, v. AMCO ENGINEERS, INC., a California Corporation, et al., Appellants. No. 73-2459. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. April 25, 1975. William McD. Miller, Los Angeles, Cal. (argued), for appellants. Richard B. Cutler, Los Angeles, Cal. (argued), for appellee. OPINION Before CHAMBERS and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and THOMPSON, * District Judge. SNEED, Circuit Judge: 1 This is an appeal by defendant Ministry of Public Works, Republic of Uruguay ("Ministry"), from a default judgment in the sum of $428,904.86 entered in favor of appellee Republic International Corporation ("Republic"), a Delaware corporation, for damages for breach of contract. Appellee filed its complaint against appellant and other defendants on June 1, 1972, alleging federal jurisdiction on the ground of diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332 (a) (2). The trial court denied Ministry's motions to dismiss and to quash service of summons pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1), 12(b)(2), 12(b)(5), and 12(b)(6) and further denied its motion to certify an interlocutory…