Legal Opinion
Anthony Santilli v. Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 5, 1960No. 26196_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUTTLE, Circuit Judge.
We affirm the judgment of the trial court dismissing the complaint.
This was a suit by Santilli on an alleged express contract of the defendant to compensate him for the disclosure of an idea useful to it in its packaging of cigarettes. As set out in the findings of the trial court:
“1. In 1953 the plaintiff, Anthony Santilli, communicated with the defendant, Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., Ine., for the purpose of suggesting an idea for a packaging improvement to be used in the manufacture of cigarettes. The plaintiff received a reply stating that it was the policy of the…
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