Cenlin Taiwan Ltd. v. Centon, Ltd.

5 F.3d 354 21 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 1091 CENLIN TAIWAN LTD., a Taiwan Corporation; Ajico Products Taiwan Corp., a Taiwan Corporation; Sprightly Trading Co. Ltd, a Taiwan Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CENTON, LTD., a Washington Corporation, Defendant, and The Bank of California, N.A., Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-35003. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Aug. 4, 1993. Decided Sept. 2, 1993. As Amended Oct. 13, 1993. Burton V. McCullough and James D. Hepworth, Los Angeles, CA, for plaintiffs-appellants. Delbert D. Miller, Roger A. Leishman and Kathleen Brame Lemly, Bogle & Gates, Seattle, WA, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before WRIGHT, BEEZER and HALL, Circuit Judges. BEEZER, Circuit Judge: 1 In this diversity case under Washington law, Cenlin Taiwan Ltd. appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of the Bank of California ("BankCal"). Cenlin primarily argues BankCal improperly collected payment under letters of credit for which Cenlin had ultimate liability. Cenlin also contends it should have been permitted to amend the complaint to clarify breach of…