Umpqua River Navigation Company v. Crescent City Harbor District, Umpqua River Navigation Company, Cross-Appellee v. Crescent City Harbor District, Cross-Appellant

618 F.2d 588 UMPQUA RIVER NAVIGATION COMPANY, Appellant, v. CRESCENT CITY HARBOR DISTRICT, Appellee. UMPQUA RIVER NAVIGATION COMPANY, Cross-Appellee, v. CRESCENT CITY HARBOR DISTRICT, Cross-Appellant. Nos. 77-4000, 77-4046. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 12, 1980. David M. Buoncristiani, San Francisco, Cal., Daniel J. Seifer, Kobin & Meyer, Portland, Or., argued for Umpqua River Navigation; Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges, San Francisco, Cal., Norman B. Kobin, Portland, Or., on brief. David M. Van Hoesen, Eric Danoff, Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., argued for Crescent City Harbor Dist.; Thomas M. Dillon, Williams, Van Hoesen & Brigham, San Francisco, Cal., on brief. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before CHOY and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District Judge. GOODWIN, Circuit Judge: 1 Umpqua River Navigation Company (Umpqua), a general contractor, appeals a judgment denying recovery of cost overruns incurred by its subcontractor, Western Pacific Dredging Corporation (Western), while dredging a boat basin for Crescent City harbor district. Umpqua alleged, under various…