Hillsdale Associates, S.C. Enterprises, Shurl Curci v. East Channel Corporation, N.V.

943 F.2d 55 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. HILLSDALE ASSOCIATES, S.C. Enterprises, Shurl Curci, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. EAST CHANNEL CORPORATION, N.V., Defendant/Appellant. No. 90-55237. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 5, 1991. Decided Sept. 6, 1991. Before WILLIAM A. NORRIS, CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL and TROTT, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This appeal arises out of a dispute between a limited partner, East Channel Corporation ("East Channel"), and the general partners, Hillsdale Associates, S.C. Enterprises, and Shurl Curci (collectively "Hillsdale"). The dispute revolves around a joint venture agreement which the partnership, Peninsula Associates ("the Partnership"), entered into to develop an office building. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Hillsdale, and East Channel appeals. 3 * East Channel first argues that the district court erred in ruling as a matter of law that Article 20 of the partnership…