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CONTACT LUMBER CO. v. P.T. MOGES SHIPPING CO. LTD.

Nos. 89-15774, 89-16220, 89-15775 and 89-16221.

918 F.2d 1446 (1990)

CONTACT LUMBER COMPANY, a corporation; Russell Stadelman & Company, a corporation; General Hardwood Company, a corporation; Rainier Imports, Inc., a corporation; Swaner Hardwood Co., Inc., a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. P.T. MOGES SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD., a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee. The PENROD COMPANY, a corporation; Conwood Products, Inc., a corporation; Greenwood Forest Products Inc., a corporation; Robert S. Osgood Inc., a corporation; Bateman Bros. Lumber Co., a corporation; Insular Lumber Sales, a corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. P.T. MOGES SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD., a foreign corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 16, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest N. Reddick, Derby, Cook, Quinby, & Tweedt, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Eric Danoff, Graham & James, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, BROWNING and RYMER, Circuit Judges.

GOODWIN, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs purchased negotiable bills of lading representing Philippine mahogany lumber to be delivered in Oakland, California. The lumber was damaged at sea in the hands of an intermediate carrier and plaintiffs sued the Indonesian corporation that issued the bills of lading. The district court dismissed the action on the ground of forum non conveniens. We affirm.

While proceeding between ports in the Philippines, the Philippine cargo...

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