John R. Willingham v. Kneeland Industries, Inc., Star Cutter Company, Star Cut Sales, Inc., Norman B. Lawton, and Ford Motor Company

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an action alleging patent infringement, unfair competition, fraud and other wrongs concerning assignments and contracts relating to certain drilling and reaming patents.

The original complaint consisted of fifty-one pages with numerous eviden-tiary exhibits. All defendants filed motions to dismiss, contending that the complaint showed lack of sufficient title in plaintiff to the drill and reamer patents in suit. The motion to dismiss also was grounded upon asserted failure to comply with Rules 8 and 12, Fed.R.Civ.P.

The District Court sustained the motion…