Spie-Capag S.A. v. Engineering-Science, Inc., a California Corporation

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960 F.2d 152·1992 WL 75233·1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 23269
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 16, 199291-15219California608 words

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960 F.2d 152 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. SPIE-CAPAG S.A., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ENGINEERING-SCIENCE, INC., a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-15219. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 11, 1992. * Decided April 16, 1992. Before CHOY, FARRIS and RYMER, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Spie-Capag S.A. appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of Engineering Science, Inc. on Spie's negligence claim for economic injury arising out of ES's work as designer and consulting engineer for a sewerage program in India. Spie had contracted with the Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay to construct two ocean outfalls for the program. Spie encountered problems that it alleges were due to ES's design and that forced it to give up work on the project, thereby suffering financial loss. We affirm. 3 The district court found that, although California law allows a contractor to sue a designer/engineer for…

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