Triton Engineering Company, Ltd., a Hong Kong Corporation v. Ford & Vlahos, a Professional Corporation John J. Ford, Iii, an Individual

15 F.3d 1090 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. TRITON ENGINEERING COMPANY, LTD., a Hong Kong Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORD & VLAHOS, a professional corporation; John J. Ford, III, an individual, Defendants-Appellants. No. 88-15295. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 14, 1993. * Decided Jan. 18, 1994. Before: LAY, ** HALL, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW 2 This is an appeal by John J. Ford, III, a citizen of California, and Ford & Vlahos, a professional corporation organized and existing under the laws of the state of California, (hereinafter designated collectively as "Ford"). In 1981, John Ford entered into a joint venture agreement with Peter W. Hocking and Kenneth Oliver, two Australian citizens, for the purpose of selling aircraft, parts and equipment. An Australian corporation, Ford & Vlahos, Pty., Ltd., Australia, ("Ford & Vlahos, Australia") was…