Legal Opinion
Charles E. Ortman, Jr. v. Stanray Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 8, 1971No. 18379_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
This appeal raises questions concerning the interpretation of a contract for the assignment of a patent and the application of the parol evidence rule.
The plaintiff, Charles E. Ortman, Jr., is the inventor of a device for truing metal wheels of the type used on railroad cars. On May 11, 1959 plaintiff filed an application entitled, “Cutting Tool and Milling Head Insert Therefor,” for a United States patent on this device. On September 17, 1963 this application matured into United States patent No. 3,102,736. On the same day as the filing of the patent application,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Martindell v. Lake Shore National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1958
- Charles E. Ortman, Jr. v. Stanray CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1967
- Michigan Mutual Liability Co. v. Hoover Bros.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1968
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