Legal Opinion
Ferroline Corp. v. General AniLine & Film Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 7, 1953No. 10700_1PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
in its complaint plaintiff charged defendant with the wrongful appropriation and use of its allegedly secret process for the manufacture of iron pentacarbonyl and sought damages resulting therefrom. The trial resulted in judgment for defendant, 107 F.Supp. 326 from which plaintiff appeals.
Plaintiff averred that it developed a process for commercial production of iron pentacarbonyl, which it kept secret: that on January 4, 1938, it licensed Ferroline Corporation of California to use the process and made full disclosure to the licensee, imposing on the latter and its…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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