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RENNICK v. O.P.T.I.O.N. CARE, INC.

No. 93-17105.

77 F.3d 309 (1996)

Ronald L. RENNICK; Richard S. Rennick; Vantec Ventures Corporation; HHC-Home Health Care, Inc., Home I.V. Therapy of Southern Oregon, Inc; Home Infusion Care of Eugene, Inc. d/b/a O.P.T.I.O.N. Care of Eugene, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. O.P.T.I.O.N. CARE, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 22, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dale A. Cooter, Cooter, Mangold, Tompert & Chapman, P.C., Washington, DC, for plaintiffs-appellants.

David J. Butler (on the briefs), and Barry M. Heller (argued), Brownstein, Zeidman & Lore, A Professional Corporation, Washington, DC, for defendant-appellee.

Before: GOODWIN, POOLE and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge KLEINFELD.

KLEINFELD, Circuit Judge:

We affirm a summary judgment. We conclude that the parties had not entered into a contract. The claims to the contrary rely on a handshake and a letter of intent. Though in appropriate circumstances, either or both could manifest agreement, here the express provisions of the letter of intent establish that, as a matter of law, no contract was made.

I. Facts.

O.P.T.I.O.N. Care, Inc., a...

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