Legal Opinion
Eastern States Petroleum Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided September 13, 1945PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Harrington, Chancellor:
The demurrer is interposed on the ground that the bill of complaint does not allege facts which give the complainant the right to any equitable relief; and that, by reason of lapse of time in excess of the limitation provided for analogous actions at law, the complainant is now barred from obtaining relief.
The bill, in substance, alleges that Universal Oil Products Company is engaged in the business of acquiring and exploiting patents, and has acquired a number of patents dealing with the art of cracking crude oil for the purpose of producing from that substance the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. MiddleportSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Universal Oil Products Co. v. Globe Oil & Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Home Savings Bank v. BierstadtIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- Bolman v. LohmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1883
- Camden Trust Co. v. CramerSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1945
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Baio v. Commercial Union InsuranceSupreme Court of Delaware · 1979
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- Bar Steel Construction Corp. v. ReadSupreme Court of Delaware · 1971
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