Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. v. Ziegler

KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.

This is a civil action for declaratory judgment brought by the petitioner, the Tool Company, for a determination of the term of two contracts between it and Charles H. Haeseler, to whose rights the respondent has succeeded. The respondent has filed a counterclaim for damages, representing minimum royalties alleged to be due under the contracts, which are patent license agreements: Exhibit 1, executed January 27, 1919, and Exhibit 2, executed January 27, 1921. The former obligates the Tool Company to pay to Haeseler minimum royalties of $10,000 for its term.

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