Simply Fresh Fruit, Inc. v. The Continental Insurance Company

84 F.3d 1105 38 U.S.P.Q.2d 1951 , 96 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 3810 SIMPLY FRESH FRUIT, INC., a California corporation; P & C Services, Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a New Hampshire corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-56061. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 9, 1996. Memorandum Filed March 8, 1996. Order and Opinion Filed May 30, 1996. Edouard V. Rosa, Huebner & Rosa, Los Angeles, California, for plaintiffs-appellants. James H. Wilkins, Robert K. Landen, McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, Fresno, California, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Lourdes G. Baird, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-93-6136-LGB. Before: POOLE, WIGGINS and RYMER, Circuit Judges. ORDER The appellee's request for publication pursuant to Ninth Cir. R. 36-2 is GRANTED. Thus, the memorandum disposition filed March 8, 1996 is hereby redesignated as an authored opinion by Judge Cecil F. Poole. OPINION POOLE, Circuit Judge: OVERVIEW 1 Simply Fresh Fruit, Inc. and P & C Services, Inc. (collectively…