Legal Opinion
American Optical Co. v. Curtiss
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided March 16, 1973No. 65 Civ. 627PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.
The parties to this case have been skirmishing for at least a decade over the ownership and control of certain patents. The present action wa.s filed in 1965, and the record is replete with procedural forays back and forth between the parties. Defendants presently have moved to dismiss this action pursuant to Rule 19 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to join an indispensable party. A brief description of the controversy between the parties and an outline of certain previous judicial decisions in this case are necessary for an understanding…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Shields v. BarrowSupreme Court of the United States · 1855
- DiBella v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Waterman v. MacKenzieSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Dictograph Products Company, Inc. v. Sonotone Corporation, Emil Henry Greibach and S. Michael PinelesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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- Parkson Corp. v. Andritz Sprout-Bauer, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1994
- Control Components, Inc. v. Atlantic Richfield Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1977
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