Anadite, Inc., a Nevada Corporation v. Lone Star Forge Company, a Texas Corporation

988 F.2d 117 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. ANADITE, INC., a Nevada corporation, Plaintiff--Appellee, v. LONE STAR FORGE COMPANY, a Texas corporation, Defendant--Appellant. Nos. 91-55400, 91-55946. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 5, 1993. Decided March 1, 1993. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, No. CV-89-1795-B; Rudi M. Brewster, District Judge, Presiding. S.D.Cal. AFFIRMED. Before BEEZER, BRUNETTI and DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 This contract dispute between two corporations centers on which party bears responsibility for one former employee's retirement benefits. In 1987, Anadite sold its Kropp Forge division in Illinois to Lone Star Forge pursuant to a written Acquisition Agreement. Anadite brought this action in California state court alleging that the Acquisition Agreement required Lone Star Forge to assume Anadite's obligation to pay…