Helen Davies v. Carnation Company

ELY, Circuit Judge.

Appellant instituted her suit against a number of defendants, and one of them, Carnation Company, obtained the granting of a motion for summary judgment in its favor. The facts are found in numerous affidavits and other documents offered in support of and in opposition to the motion, as well as in deposition testimony given by the appellant.

A process for manufacturing condensed milk in dry form had been developed by D. D. Peebles, president of Western Condensing Company. An account of his work had appeared in a publication, and Carnation Company had obtained rights to…