Red Alarm, Inc. v. Waycrosse, Inc.

47 F.3d 999 RED ALARM, INC., a California corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WAYCROSSE, INC., a Delaware corporation, doing business as Silent Knight Security Systems; Silent Knight Security Systems of Minnesota, Inc., a Minnesota corporation; Does One through Ten, inclusive, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-16087. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Dec. 13, 1994. Decided Feb. 7, 1995. Ronald A. Rubenstein, Whiting, Rubenstein & Levy, Richmond, CA, for plaintiff-appellant. Andre J. Cronthall, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Los Angeles, CA, and Jane L. Thomas, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: HUG, CANBY, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges. HUG, Circuit Judge: 1 The issue in this case is whether the district court erred in granting summary judgment against Red Alarm on its claim that a "settlement check" sent to Silent Knight constituted an accord and satisfaction between the parties. We agree with the district court and affirm. FACTS 2 Silent Knight manufactures security alarm equipment. Red Alarm…