Robinson Reduction Co. v. Johnson

On the 16, day of October, 1894, William Robinson and John E. Greenawalt were the proprietors of inventions and processes for the reduction of metalliferous ores, and the separation of gold and other precious metals from ores. On *136that day they entered into a contract with John W. Stark-weather and William B. Willard, whereby they transferred to the latter an undivided one half interest in the inventions, for certain designated territory, in consideration of $6,000 to be paid by the assignees, and applied under the supervision of the first named parties in the erection of a suitable plant, in…