Tom Lockerbie, Inc. v. Fruhling

GRUBB, District Judge.

This is an action for misappropriation of a trade secret and for infringement of U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,854,827, hereinafter referred to as the “Lockerbie” patent. The patent and trade secret in suit relate to an apparatus for cooling water to be circulated through a tank to an external heat exchanger, also known as an air agitated ice builder, commonly used in the dairy industry. Prior to trial the issue of damages was severed and reserved for consideration after judgment on the merits.

The court has jurisdiction of the parities and of the subject matter of this…