Koehler v. Marcona Mining Company

Full title: CRAIG M. KOEHLER, AN INDIVIDUAL, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. MARCONA MINING…

Court: United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Jul 8, 1975

518 F.2d 696 (9th Cir. 1975)

Opinion

Nos. 73-3441, 74-1042.

July 8, 1975.

Richard L. Noble (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for appellants.

Noble K. Gregory (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Before WRIGHT, KILKENNY and SNEED, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

These appeals involve the construction of contracts dealing with the mining of iron ore on the Marcona Plateau, Province of Nazea, Department of Ica, Republic of Peru. The district court's development of the relevant and material facts in its opinion, Koehler v. Marcona Mining Co. and Cobian v. Marcona Mining Co., 391 F. Supp. 1158 (N.D.Cal. 1973), is exceptionally comprehensive and its findings are thoroughly supported by the massive record, consisting, among other things, of fourteen volumes of testimony.

We hold that the district court accurately applied the relevant law to the facts. Accordingly, we affirm the judgments on the basis of the lower court's decision.