Price Development Company v. Redevelopment Agency Of The City Of Chino

852 F.2d 1123 PRICE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, a Utah corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF the CITY OF CHINO, CALIFORNIA, a public agency, and Haagen-Chino Partnership, a California partnership, Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants. Nos. 87-6037, 87-6232. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 3, 1988. Decided July 22, 1988. Eric Olson, Halstead, Baker & Olson, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant-cross-appellee. Daniel K. Spradlin, Rourke & Woodruff, Orange, Cal., for defendants-appellees-cross-appellants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HUG, KOZINSKI and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: 1 Price Development Company brought suit for reimbursement of a $200,000 option deposit it paid to the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chino, California as part of an exclusive negotiating agreement. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Agency, and Price appeals. The Agency cross-appeals from the district court's order denying its motion for an award of attorney fees. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C.…