Court Opinion

ID: 9467069
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-05 01:37:26.704262+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T17:40:08.373795
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KILKENNY, Circuit Judge,
dissenting:
I would allow the petition for rehearing and remand the case to the district court *1307for a decision on whether the contracts in question were integrated as required by the decisions in Masterson v. Sine, 436 P.2d 561 at 563, 65 Cal.Rptr. 545 at 547 (1968); In re Wm. Rakestraw Co., 450 F.2d 6 (CA9 1971), and Royal Industries v. St. Regis Paper Co., 420 F.2d 449, 452 (CA9 1969). Beyond question, these cases hold that the court must first decide the intention of the parties on integration of the two contracts under consideration. I quote from In re Wm. Rakestraw Co., supra, at p. 8, where it is said:
“However, under California law, before the parol evidence rule may be applied, a preliminary determination must be made as to the integration of the contract, based on the parties’ intent.”
I find nothing in the record which would lead me to believe that the district court passed on the issue dealing with the integration of the contract or contracts.
Otherwise, we do not have a proper basis for affirming the district court’s order and partial summary judgment in favor of appellee Contadina Foods, Inc.