George C. Miller & Co. v. Beagen

This suit in equity as amended is brought by a corporation and George C. Miller, its president. The cause of action arises out of a controversy between the corporation and Miller on one side and the defendant on the other side, concerning the conception and invention of a mechanical apparatus or machine to expedite the dipping, cooling and packing of hand-dipped chocolates in connection with a moving belt. The allegations of the bill in substance are that the plaintiff Miller devised a machine of the nature described, of which he made rough sketches and drawings; that he handed these to the…