Legal Opinion
Specialties Development Corp. v. C-O-Two Fire Equipment Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 30, 1953No. 11084_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by a licensor of a patent against a licensee for alleged unpaid royalties. The plaintiff recovered in the district court, D.C.N.J.1953, 109 F.Supp. 732, and the defendant’s attack here is based upon the proposition that the judge made a mistake in his contract law.
While the controversy centers around a patent, the case involves no federal question since it is simply a suit for payment of money under a license contract. The parties are in federal court on diversity of citizenship only. The federal court, sitting in New Jersey, applies the choice of law…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Rosenthal Paper Co. v. National Folding Box & Paper Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Mayer v. RocheSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1909
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- USA Network v. Jones Intercable, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
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