Cascade General, Inc., a Washington Corporation v. United States

12 F.3d 1105 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. CASCADE GENERAL, INC., a Washington Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-35136. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 5, 1993. Decided Dec. 9, 1993. Before: REINHARDT, BRUNETTI, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges MEMORANDUM * Ship repairer Cascade General, Inc. ("Cascade") appeals the district court's involuntary dismissal of Cascade's suit against the United States. The court ruled, under Fed.R.Civ.Proc. 41(b), that Cascade failed to show any right to relief in presenting its case. In reaching this conclusion, the district court interpreted the parties' contract, which it found to be unambiguous. Whether contract language is ambiguous is a question of law which we review de novo, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Pintlar Corp., 948 F.2d 1507, 1511 (9th Cir.1991), and principles of contract interpretation applied to the facts are…