Legal Opinion
Davis v. American Foundry Equipment Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 7, 1938No. 6407PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the District Court dismissing his bill of complaint seeking a declaratory judgment, for want of jurisdiction.
In his bill plaintiff averred that he had in a certain contract licensed the defendant to manufacture 'and use certain patented devices; that thereby defendant agreed to pay plaintiff certain sums including $500 paid at the time of the execution of the agreement and $500 to be paid each year during the life of the patents. The suit was begun four years after the contract was executed and there was then due .$2,000. The…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Healy v. RattaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hunt v. New York Cotton ExchangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
- E. Edelmann & Co. v. Triple-A Specialty Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1937
- Berryman v. Board of Trustees of Whitman CollegeSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Gully v. Interstate Natural Gas Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Beacon Construction Company, Inc. v. Matco Electric Company, Inc., D/B/A Dwyer Electric Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- C. E. Carnes & Co. v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp., Ltd. of LondonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
- Home Ins. Co. of New York v. TrotterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1942
- Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co. v. Central R. of New JerseyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1940
- McCarty v. HollisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
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