Legal Opinion

Haynes Stellite Co. v. Chesterfield

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided June 29, 1938No. 7848PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALLEN, Circuit Judge.

The sole legal question presented is whether a claim for damages for patent infringement, the liability for which has been fixed by court decree, but not liquidated as to amount, falls within Title 11, § 103(a) (1), U.S.C., 11 U.S.C.A. § 103(a) (1), so as to be provable in bankruptcy.

The District Court held certain claims of a patent for alloys of cobalt, chromium and tungsten invalid, and certain claims valid but not infringed, and dismissed the bill. Haynes Stellite Co. v. Chesterfield, 8 F.2d 765. The decree was reversed by this court. 6 Cir., 22 F.2d 635. The District…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schillinger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Dunbar v. DunbarSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  3. Schall v. CamorsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  4. Lewis v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Haynes Stellite Co. v. ChesterfieldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Atherton v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1938
  2. New York Credit Adjustment Bureau, Inc. v. Just In-Materials Designs, Ltd. (In Re Vasu Fabrics, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1984
  3. Nathanson v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
  4. Edl v. Kinast (In Re Edl)United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1997
  5. In re Mackenzie Coach Lines, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1951

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