Legal Opinion
Fretwell v. Gillette Safety Razor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1939No. 4506PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by defendant in a suit instituted by a manufacturer of safety razor blades to enjoin defendant, a patentee, from prosecuting an infringement suit against a drug company selling the blades. Defendant asserted a counterclaim to recover damages for alleged breach of contract on the part of plaintiff in appropriating the idea of a locked safety razor disclosed by defendant. The District Court entered a decree enjoining defendant from prosecuting the suit against the drug company and dismissing the counterclaim, and defendant has appealed.
Defendant is the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kessler v. EldredSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- Kelley v. BoettcherCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
- Godden v. KimmellSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Benedict v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- General Chemical Co. v. Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- King v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Leishman v. Radio Condenser Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
- White v. Federal Deposit Ins. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
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