Herold v. Herold China & Pottery Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio; J ohn E. Sater, Judge. Suit in equity by the Iierold China & Pottery Company against John J. Herold and the Guernsey Earthenware Company. From a decree for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from a decree enjoining the disclosure or use of alleged secret formulas, and for an accounting.
Herold, á skilled potter of ten or more years’ experience in Ohio, went to Colorado in the year 1909, on account of a tubercular affection, and there erected a small factory for making high-grade chiuaware. He lacked capital, and after about three years’ effort turned over his entire plant and formulas to the plaintiff company, in consideration of his employment and certain stock to be given him. It was at first thought that but little capital would be required, but…
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