Johnson v. Pacific Lighting Land Company

878 F.2d 297 13 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1469 Norman R. JOHNSON; Louise C. Johnson; Freeman L. Vacher; Hilma I. Vacher; Fred W. Kamrath; Vera M. Kamrath; Gerda E. Klipfel; D. Clark Conder; Rhea G. Conder; Russell S. Braman; Mae O. Braman; William Ford Montgomery; Nellie Mae Montgomery; Ella M. Gerlinger; Albert M. Cann; Mary E. Cann; Crew Development Company, Inc., a California corporation, as representatives of citrus growers contracting with Blue Goose Growers, Inc., dba Yuma Citrus Co., during 1973-1978, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. PACIFIC LIGHTING LAND COMPANY, a California corporation, formerly Blue Goose Growers, Inc., Defendant-Appellee. No. 88-1635. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted March 14, 1989. Decided June 26, 1989. Richard D. Engler, Yuma, Ariz., for plaintiffs-appellants. Stephen E. Richman, Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before BRUNETTI, KOZINSKI and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 This case of first impression involves the question of whether the costs of a letter of credit used to secure a supersedeas bond are properly taxable as costs of the…