United States Ninth Circuit

In a subcontractor's claim against contractor for equipment rental fees, 1) an unjust enrichment claim under Washington law is improper where based on a valid contract, 2) claimant with no ownership right in insurance proceeds cannot bring a conversion claim, and 3) defendants cannot avoid liability under the Miller Act based on unsatisfied "pay when and if paid" clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/04/2001
• Decided 05/22/2002
• Published 05/22/2002

Judges

• Before THOMPSON, TROTT, and PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan B. Bornstein,Jameson Babbitt Stites & Lombard, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, for the plaintiffs-appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert L. Zajac, Hillyer & Irwin, San Diego, CA, for the defendants-appellees.