Legal Opinion
Beacon Oil Co. v. Perelis
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 4, 1928PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
The defendant was the general manager of the plaintiff, an oil refining corporation. In 1922 it began the use of the ‘1 cracking ” process in producing gasoline. To prevent the formation of a carbon deposit, the defendant made use of a coil of pipes through which the material passed before reaching the vaporizer, in order to extract the excessive heat from the material. In and about the plant this improvement was commonly called the "after cooler.” The defendant also conceived the idea of increasing the production of gasoline by an increase in the "cracking” temperature. To accomplish this he…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Thompson v. CashmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
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- Berwin v. BollesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
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