Legal Opinion

Kinnear-Weed Corporation v. Humble Oil & Refining Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 22, 1958No. 16780_1PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIVES, Circuit Judge.

“Jet drilling” of oil and gas wells, broadly speaking, is the subject of this controversy presented by the appellant against the appellee in multiple claims listed as follows:

“1. Infringement of Patent No. 2,380,112 and reissue patent thereof Reissue Patent No. 23,416;
“2. Violation of Confidential Relationship ;
“3. Unjust Enrichment;
“4. Unfair Competition and Unfair Trade Practices;
“5. Violation of Monopoly or Anti-trust laws of The State of Texas and The United States.”

The complaint prays for the recovery of damages in the amount of some two hundred fifty million…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Kinnear-Weed Corp. v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.District Court, E.D. Texas · 1956
  3. Kinnear v. MarzallDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1951

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Van Products Co. v. General Welding & Fabricating Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. KINNETT DAIRIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. J. C. FARROW, Etc., Et Al., Defendants-Appellants, Flav-O-Rich, Inc., Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Karl Ziegler, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Phillips Petroleum Company, Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  4. Herbert J. Roberts v. Norman M. Ross, JrCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1965
  5. Felmlee v. LockettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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