Legal Opinion
Thermo-Stitch, Inc. v. Chemi-Cord Processing Corp. And Standwear Pleating Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 15, 1961No. 18442_1PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge.
This litigation is a product of a patent dispute in the garment industry. The case turns on the controlling effect of an important recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, Beacon Theatres v. Westover, 1959, 359 U.S. 500, 79 S.Ct. 948, 3 L.Ed.2d 988.
Since 1953 Chemi-Cord Processing Corporation, a New York corporation, has manufactured a chemically treated thread for sale to pleaters, manufacturers of trimmings, and garment manufacturers. Vfhen fed into a pleating machine the thread holds pleats temporarily in place, enabling the pleats to be permanently…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Beacon Theatres, Inc. v. WestoverSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Beaunit Mills, Inc. v. Eday Fabric Sales CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. SeymourCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
- Tanimura v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1952
- Reliance Life Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh v. Everglades Discount Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by97 opinions
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- Adam G. Nunez v. The Superior Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- K.M.C. Co., Inc. v. Irving Trust CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Swofford v. B & W, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
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