Hot Spot Detector, Inc. v. Rolfes Electronics Corp.

This is the first appeal submitted to us which involves solely questions arising under our discovery rules, 121 et seq., Rules of Civil Procedure, since they were changed in important respects in 1957. It concerns the propriety of certain written interrogatories filed by defendants under amended rule 121 to which plaintiff filed objections under rule 123.

Plaintiff’s petition in equity seeks to enjoin defendants from utilizing its trade secrets and an accounting for profits and damages of $250,000 from the use thereof. Defendants counterclaimed for damages of $1,000,000 for plaintiff’s alleged…