Legal Opinion
Lees v. Akshun Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 1953No. 10796PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint in equity seeking rescission of certain agreements with defendant, Akshun Manufacturing Company, and reassignment of several patent applications, bo'li domestic and foreign, relating to ice making machines, designed by plaintiff and assigned to Akshun pursuant to the terms of the challenged agreements. Jurisdiction rests on diversity of citizenship, plaintiff being a resident of the State of Washing ton and defendants a resident of Illinois and two Illinois corporations.
The bases of the alleged right to rescind,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Babcock v. FarwellIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Sellers v. GreerIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Bloom v. Nathan Vehon Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1930
- Forest Preserve Real Estate Improvement Corp. v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1942
- Wall v. Chicago Park DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Genesco, Inc. v. Joint Council 13, United Shoe Workers Of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- North Star Ice Equipment Company v. Akshun Manufacturing Company, a Corporation, and Kent Industries, Inc., AcorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
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