L.K. Comstock & Company, Inc. v. United Engineers & Constructors Inc.

880 F.2d 219 14 Fed.R.Serv.3d 348 L.K. COMSTOCK & COMPANY, INC., a New York Corporation; A. & M. Electric Company, also known as A. & M. Comstock, a New Mexico Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 87-2502. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 15, 1988. Decided July 21, 1989. As Amended Sept. 8, 1989. David G. Lane, Venable, Baetjer and Howard, McLean, Va., for plaintiffs-appellants. James A. Teilborg, Bruce A. Pelkey, Teilborg, Sanders & Parks, P.C., Phoenix, Ariz., for defendant-appellee. Arthur E. Schwartz, Alexandria, Va., for the amicus curiae, Nat. Soc. of Professional Engineers. Gerard W. Ittig, Robert H. Rubenstein, Kasimer & Ittig, Washington, D.C., Charles J. Wisch, Goldstein & Philips, San Francisco, Cal. and James W. Polk, West Sacramento, Cal., for the amici curiae, Nat. Elec. Contractors Ass'n, Inc. and Associated Gen. Contractors of California, Inc. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before HUG, TANG and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: I. Factual Background 1 In…