Huntington Beach Union High School District v. Continental Information Systems Corp., Huntington Beach Union High School District v. Continental Information Systems Corp.

621 F.2d 353 29 UCC Rep.Serv. 112 HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP., Defendant-Appellee. HUNTINGTON BEACH UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONTINENTAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CORP., Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 78-2643, 78-3018. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. June 19, 1980. Robert G. Dyer, San Diego, Cal., for Continental Information Systems corp. Robert S. Bower, Santa Ana, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CHOY and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and SOLOMON, * District judge. CHOY, Circuit Judge: 1 The district court found that Continental Information Systems Corp. (CIS) breached its contract to deliver a computer to the Huntington Beach Union High School District (School District), and awarded damages. 452 F.Supp. 538 (C.D.Cal.1978). We affirm in part and reverse in part. I. Contract and Breach 2 The School District, intending to purchase a computer, sent out a Notice Inviting Bids. CIS, a computer broker, responded with what the district court held was an offer to deliver a satisfactory computer…