Legal Opinion
Boop v. Ford Motor Company
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided January 27, 1959No. Civ. A. IP 56-C-13PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STECKLER, Chief Judge.
Defendant Ford Motor Company 1 has filed a motion for summary judgment under Rule 56, 28 U.S.C.A.
Plaintiff Joe E. Boop 2 instituted this action in the Marion County Superior Court in January, 1956, naming as defendants Dearborn Motors Corporation 3 and Ford. Dearborn was never served and has not appeared. ■ Ford removed the case to this Court.
Plaintiff, a farmer, alleges that he developed certain new and novel ideas for mounting a corn picker on a tractor, and particularly a Ford tractor; that these were revealed to representatives of Dear-born on several occasions…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Conmar Products Corp. v. Universal Slide Fastener Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Albert Dickinson Co. v. Mellos Peanut Co. Of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1950
- Aktiebolaget Bofors v. United States (Two Cases). Aktiebolaget Bofors v. Acheson, Secretary of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Louis W. Repsold, Jr. v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Masline v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States v. Raymond M. MidgleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Roger Burten D/B/A Rainy Day Games & Toys v. Milton Bradley CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Flemming v. Ronson Corp.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1969
- Joe Boop v. Ford Motor Company, Dearborn Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Burten v. Milton Bradley Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1984
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