Legal Opinion
Bimba Mfg. Co. v. Starz Cylinder Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 10, 1969No. Gen. 53,528PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Leighton
This appeal is from judgments in favor of plaintiff Bimba Mfg. Co., an Illinois corporation, and against defendants Starz Cylinder Co., a corporation, Harold C. Carlstead, Americo Amadio, Nicholas Fushi, Frank Starzyk, and John S. Tipler Company. The issues arise out of a controversy concerning the manufacture and sale of a disposable air cylinder.
Plaintiff’s evidence showed that in 1954, Charles Bimba, Sr. conceived the idea of developing a sealed, nonrepayable air cylinder. He obtained the aid of a commercial machine shop. After almost two years of experiment, the cylinder was developed for…
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