S.A.E. Afikim v. Beco Dairy Automation, Inc.

990 F.2d 1260 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. S.A.E. AFIKIM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BECO DAIRY AUTOMATION, INC., Defendant-Appellant. No. 92-15029. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 12, 1993. * Decided March 29, 1993. Before NORRIS, HALL and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Beco Dairy Automation, Inc. (Beco) appeals the jury's damages award to S.A.E. Afikim (Afikim). Afikim sought over $1,000,000 for breach of contract and $8,368.50 for various common counts. The jury awarded a total of $82,992,80 to Afikim. That amount included the entire recovery sought under the common counts, which Beco did not dispute. On appeal, Beco attacks the award's remaining two components: (1) $60,000 for a year of compensation to Allan Paterson, and (2) $14,624.30 for the cost of fixing equipment damaged by Beco's faulty installation of milk meters at the Hathaway Dairy in Oregon. We affirm. A. Excessive Damages Claim ($60,000) 3 In this…