Legal Opinion
Galanis v. Procter and Gamble Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 15, 1957PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAWSON, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant for a summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A.
The action is one for damages in the sum of $1,000,000. The plaintiff alleges that on February 11, 1952 she sent to the president of the defendant Procter and Gamble Corporation a written offer to sell to the defendants an idea and plan which she had originated and conceived for a new kind of laundry soap. She alleges that this idea was in specific and concrete form and included a specific name for the product and various advertising phrases and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miller v. . SchlossNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Matarese v. Moore-McCormack Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Bristol v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Hamilton Nat. Bank v. BeltCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- O'Brien v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1946
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Paul v. HaleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Tate v. Scanlan International, Inc.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
- Krisel v. DuranDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
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