Legal Opinion
Chicago Fittings Corp. v. Howe
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided March 4, 1970No. 69 C 2612PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
ROBSON, District Judge.
The defendants move this court to dismiss this action for lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter. For the reasons set forth below, this court is of the opinion the motion should be granted.
The plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201 concerning the validity and interpretation of a contract with the defendants. There is no diversity of citizenship between the parties. The subject matter of the contract in question is the transfer of a considerable number of patents by the defendants to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lear, Inc. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Koratron Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Eckert v. BraunCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1946
- Gus W. Lang v. Patent Tile Company, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Eckert v. BraunDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1945
3Cited by2 opinions
- Irvin Combs, Jr. v. Plough, Inc., Schering Plough, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Homewood Industries, Inc. v. CaldwellDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973