Legal Opinion

Marchus v. Druge

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 11, 1943No. 10041PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.

Marchus appeals from a judgment of the District Court in a suit brought under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act (28 U.S.C.A. § 400), in which a counterclaim for infringement by plaintiffs of certain patents was filed.

Plaintiffs, Otto and Dan Druge, in 1927 operated a gasoline station in Oakland, California. At that time they agreed to test a combined tire gauge and filling valve designed by Amos Marchus. The Druges became interested in the device, sold their gasoline station, and launched the new enterprise of selling the Marchus air gauge. Marchus was to do the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Temco Electric Motor Co. v. Apco Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
  2. United States v. Esnault-PelterieSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Mills Novelty Co. v. Monarch Tool & Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1931
  4. Shakespeare Co. v. Perrine Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
  5. Oliver-Sherwood Co. v. Patterson-Ballagh CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. International Carbonic Engineering Co. v. Natural Carbonic Products, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1944
  2. The Guiberson Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Equipment Engineers, Inc., and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
  3. Jorgen v. Kierulff v. Metropolitan Stevedore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
  4. Wabash Corp. v. Ross Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951
  5. Wabash Corp. v. Ross Electric Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1951

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