In Re Lazben Investment Company

45 F.3d 436 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In re LAZBEN INVESTMENT COMPANY, a California Limited Partnership, Debtor. Eugenia WEISSMAN and Leon Weissman, Trustees of the Weissman Family Trust DTD, 4/16/86, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. LAZBEN INVESTMENT COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-55975. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Dec. 8, 1994. * Decided Dec. 20, 1994. Before: FARRIS, POOLE and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 In this adversary bankruptcy proceeding, the Weissmans unsuccessfully sought to prevent Lazben Investment Company from allowing users of its adjoining Parcel Three from parking in the parties' shopping center lot. The Weissmans appeal. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 158 (d) and affirm. DISCUSSION I. Standard of Review 3 The operative facts are not in dispute. The disposition turns on principles of contract interpretation that we review de novo. See Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. v. Pintlar Corp.,…