Chadeloid Chemical Co. v. Wilson Remover Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by the Chadeloid Chemical Company against the Wilson Remover Company and John MacNaul Wilson. On final hearing. Decree for complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
LEARNED HAND, District Judge.
It is established beyond question that the trade had no satisfactory paint remover before Ellis' discovery. I do not mean that there had been no others tried, or that they had had no sale whatever; but the overwhelming testimony is that their sales were small, and that they caused much dissatisfaction. The presence of at least 20 per cent, of phenol was alone enough to account for this in the phenol removers, while all concede that the caustic soda solutions were not feasible. Ball’s remover contained no phenol, and relied for its solvent upon benzol; but it had…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rynear Co. v. EvansU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1897
- Bethlehem Steel Co. v. Niles-Bement-Pond Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1909
- Chadeloid Chemical Co. v. Frank S. De Ronde Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1906
- Plunger Elevator Co. v. Standard Plunger Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1908
3Cited by6 opinions
- Cold Metal Process Co. v. Republic Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
- Chadeloid Chemical Co. v. E. W. Thurston Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1915
- Calhoun v. State Chemical Manufacturing CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1957
- Steinfur Patents Corp. v. J. Meyerson, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1931
- Chadeloid Chemical Co. v. Charles McAdam Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
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