Brown v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.

MARVEL, Chancellor:

Plaintiff seeks the granting of relief claimed to be due him under the terms of an agreement, which he allegedly entered into while employed by defendant and which is concerned with certain novel concepts allegedly designed by him for his employer, the defendant Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company, 1 in the form of an accounting for damages. The case is at present before the Court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment of dismissal of the action as well as plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment.

Defendant is engaged in the business of offshore drilling for…