Legal Opinion
Kathleen K. Wilkin v. Sunbeam Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1967No. 8504PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HICKEY, Circuit Judge.
This action is based on a species of fraud. 1 The appellant complains that the appellee obtained secret information, in the nature of a trade secret, given in confidence, and used by appellee for its benefit and to the appellant’s damage.
The appellant, Wilkins, is a school teacher, housewife and homemaker who conceived a device novel to her.
The appellee, Sunbeam, is a corporation which manufactures and distributes appliances on a national scale.
The appellant, assisted by her husband, had a device constructed by tradesmen, which cooked sandwiches, pies and other…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Gayler v. WilderSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Reynolds v. Whitin MacH. WorksCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Dunn v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Helen Yaich Christopherson v. Kathalene Tibbels HumphreyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1966
- Carter Products, Inc. v. Colgate-Palmolive CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1963
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Leo McCracken and Park Anderson v. Riley Mitchell Jones, Riley Mitchell Jones, Cross-Appellant v. Leo McCracken and Park Anderson, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Irving v. Dubuque Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982
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