United Engines, Inc. v. Sperry Rand Corporation

HERRMANN, Justice:

This appeal raises the question of whether the Delaware Superior Court action here involved should be stayed in view of the prior action now pending in Louisiana between the same parties.

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For the purposes of this decision, the pertinent facts may be stated as follows: In 1967, the plaintiff Sperry Rand Cor poration (hereinafter “Sperry”) entered into a lease agreement with the defendant United Engines, Inc. (hereinafter “United”) whereby Sperry undertook to provide, install, and service certain data processing equipment, including training of personnel, at United’s office in…