Legal Opinion
E. Bement & Sons v. La Dow
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
Decided March 4, 1895No. 6,036PublishedCited by 9 opinions
This was a suit by E. Bement & Sons, a corporation, against Charles La Dow to set aside a contract for fraud. The cause was heard on the pleadings and proofs.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
On the 22d day of March, 1889, the parties to this action entered 'into an agreement, which, so far as its stipulations affect the issues in this cause, is as follows:
“Agreement or License.
“Know all men by these presents: That whereas, O. La Dow, of Albany, New York, is the owner of a large number of patents on spring-tooth harrows, and Messrs. E. Bement & Sons, of Lansing, Michigan, are desirous to obtain rights to manufacture at Lansing, Michigan, and sell throughout the following territory, the harrow invented by said La Dow, which is represented by the sample…
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