Florida Software Services, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. La Jolla Bank & Trust Company, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee

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990 F.2d 1257·1993 WL 91271·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 13848
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitMarch 30, 199391-56085California684 words

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990 F.2d 1257 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. FLORIDA SOFTWARE SERVICES, Plaintiff-counter-defendant-Appellant, v. LA JOLLA BANK & TRUST COMPANY, Defendant-counter-claimant-Appellee. No. 91-56085. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 4, 1993. Decided March 30, 1993. Before BEEZER, BRUNETTI and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * 2 Florida Software Services ("FSS") challenges the district court's award of summary judgment and reasonable attorney's fees to Security Pacific National Bank ("Security Pacific"). Specifically, FSS alleges that the district court erred in admitting the cover letter to explain the meaning of the licensing agreements in violation of the parol evidence rule and that it further erred by applying California law, not Florida law, in awarding attorney's fees. We affirm the district court's order. 3 Consideration of the cover letter would not violate the parol evidence rule because it was a…

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