Watson v. Ford
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. .This was an action to recover damages for a breach of the following contract: “Agreement made this 29th day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, between J. B. Ford, first party, and John Robert Watson, second parts'-, witnesseth: Whereas, said first party is the owner of certain property and improvements situate at Wyandotte, Michigan, and contemplates the…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. .This was an action to recover damages for a breach of the following contract: “Agreement made this 29th day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ninety-three, between J. B. Ford, first party, and John Robert Watson, second parts'-, witnesseth: Whereas, said first party is the owner of certain property and improvements situate at Wyandotte, Michigan, and contemplates the use and operation thereof for the purpose of manufacturing soda ash and other chemicals; and whereas, said second party…
1Opinion of the CourtTaft, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). Ford was about to invest a great deal of capital in a new and experimental business. The making of soda ash had been commercially successful when a certain patented process was used, but the field was not fully explored. There was believed to be room for extensive development and improvement in the process of manufacture. Watson was a reputed expert in designing and making machinery for the successful production of soda ash. It was a business in which the ownership of patents was exceedingly important. The contract, shortly stated, was that Walson, on his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. WalkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Leopold v. SalkeyIllinois Supreme Court · 1878
- Tarbell v. PageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Powell v. NewellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jones v. Campbell-Taggart Associated Bakeries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933