Cowles v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal' from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 10, 1903, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal' from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered March 10, 1903, reversing a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term and granting a new trial. The nature of the action and the facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The only admissible construction of the contract is, that the defendant undértoolc to reassign to the plaintiff a one-quarter interest in the six inventions described in the contract, without reference to the question whether a legal title was conveyed…
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
The plaintiff seeks to compel the defendant specifically to perform an agreement to reassign to him a one-q.uarter interest in certain inventions and patents, under a contract made between them in 1898. By this contract the plaintiff agreed to assign to defendant his interests in patents, therein specified, and, also, in what further inventions he might make while in its employment. The defendant"agreed, in 'consideration thereof, to employ him as inventor and foreman in its factory for one year and thereafter, at the mutual pleasure of the parties, at a stated weekly compensation. Upon the…
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