Grant Inventions Co. v. Grant Oil Burner Corp.

On March 5th, 1925, the complainant executed an agreement whereby it gave to the defendant the exclusive right to sell and distribute all devices called oil burners (to be manufactured under certain patents and applications for patents which had theretofore been assigned to the complainant by a man named Grant), within the United States of America, except the State of New Jersey. On February 23d 1927, the complainant filed this bill, which was subsequently amended on May 20th, 1927.

The arrangement between the parties was modified in October, 1925, so that the complainant made an actual…