Legal Opinion
Alfred Cooper v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 23, 1984No. Appeal 84-1016PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Alfred Cooper appeals from the summary judgment entered in favor of Ford Motor Company by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and from the district court’s refusal to consider certain post-judgment affidavits offered by Cooper. We reverse the grant of summary judgment and remand the case for further proceedings.
Background
Appellant holds U.S. Patent No. 3,784,-047 issued January 8, 1974 for a gas cap latching device. The device is designed to prevent mislatching of the cap of an automobile gas tank, essentially by preventing…
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