L. A. Young Spring & Wire Corp. v. Falls

Our former decision in this case (L. A. Young Spring & Wire Corp. v. Falls, 293 Mich. 602) should be reviewed prefatory to this opinion. In October, 1938, plaintiff filed bill of complaint against the above-named defendants for an accounting and to hold all defendants, except General Motors Corporation, as trustees 'ex maleficio of certain patents and the royalty proceeds therefrom. On motion the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s bill and also General Motors’ cross bill on the ground that as the suit involved the issuance and ownership of patents, the State court did not have jurisdiction. On…