Elaterite Paint & Manufacturing Co. v. S. E. Frost Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to enjoin defendants from using.certain formulas and processes for the manufacture of paint from elaterite which were claimed to be trade secrets and of which plaintiff alleged it was sole proprietor. The case was tried before Dickinson, J., who found in favor of plaintiff. Defendants’ motion for amended findings was denied. From an order denying their motion for a new trial, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
Action brought in the district court of the county of Hennepin to-enjoin the defendants from using certain formulas and processes for the manufacture of paint from elaterite, of which the complaint alleged the plaintiff was the sole proprietor, and that it owned and used them as trade secrets, and, further, that the defendants had fraudulently conspired to obtain by unfair means such proprietary processes- and trade secrets, and fraudulently to use the same in establishing a rival manufacturing industry. The answer was, in effect, a general denial.
The issues were tried by the court without a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Watkins v. LandonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
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