Lowe v. Copeland

THE COURT.

This action was one for equitable relief, namely, a decree declaring the plaintiff to be the owner of certain shares of stock in defendant American Metal Products Corporation, and enjoining defendants Copeland and the Cig-a-Lite Corporation from transferring certain patent rights. In the alternative damages were prayed, and plaintiff asked that a receiver of the business and property of defendant American Metal Products Corporation be appointed.

Defendant Copeland was the inventor of various cigar and cigarette-lighting devices, and the holder of certain patents and applications for…