Legal Opinion

Brown v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Company

Supreme Court of Delaware

Decided June 27, 1979PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McNEILLY, Justice:

In this action, plaintiff seeks an account-' ing for proceeds allegedly due him under the terms of an agreement, which he allegedly entered while employed by defendant Ocean Drilling and Exploration Company (ODECO) and which concerns certain inventions allegedly designed by him for ODECO. * The Court of Chancery granted partial summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff and ODECO appeals, contending that it has been deprived of its right to a trial of issues of material fact. Plaintiff cross-appeals the order of the Court of Chancery denying plaintiff’s alternative claim for…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Nash v. ConnellCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1953
  2. Brown v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1977

3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Continental Insurance v. Rutledge & Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2000
  2. In re Orchard Enterprises, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 2014
  3. Chen v. Howard-AndersonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 2014
  4. Harman v. Masoneilan International, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1982
  5. Holland v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981

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