Electrical Accessaries Co. v. Mittenthal
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Samuel S. Mittenthal, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of March, 1911, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court. ■
1Opinion of the Court
Laughlin, J.:
The plaintiff was the owner of certain letters patent issued by the United States Patent Office for the improvement of electrical fountains, and it sold and assigned the same to the defendants. The consideration was paid in part in cash and the defendants agreed to pay the balance in royalties, consisting of five per cent on the gross sales of the electrical fountains made by the defendants or their assigns, until the indebtedness was paid.
The defendants did not manufacture or sell any of the electrical fountains, and the appellant contends, on the opinion delivered by the Court…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Williams v. . Western Union Telegraph Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1883
- John v. Andrews Institute for GirlsNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Electrical Accessories Co. v. . MittenthalNew York Court of Appeals · 1909
3Cited by1 opinion
- Canestrino v. PowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1949