Legal Opinion
Clayton v. Swift & Company
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided June 8, 1955No. Civ. A. 1890PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a resident of California, has instituted this action by way of a petition for declaratory judgment against defendant, Swift & Company, incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois but having a regular and established place of business within this Judicial District and having domesticated in Virginia by appointing the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia as its statutory agent. The petition alleges that plaintiff is the sole owner, by way of assignment, of a certain patent No. 2,247,359; that an actual justiciable controversy exists; that…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. QuarlesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
- Ford Motor Co. v. Ryan. Ferguson v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- Stonite Products Co. v. Melvin Lloyd Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Clayton v. WarlickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- Clayton v. WarlickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1956
- Proler Steel Corp. v. Luria Brothers & Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1963
- Terukuni Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd. v. Rittenberry & Associates, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1978
- Clayton v. Swift & CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 1956
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