Legal Opinion

Briggs v. United Shoe Machinery Corp.

Supreme Court of New Jersey

Decided October 21, 1920PublishedCited by 9 opinions

On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Buchanan, who filed the following opinion: “The bill in this case is filed by Henry Briggs, the inventor of certain patents assigned by him to defendant’s predecessor, pursuant to the terms of a. certain contract providing for the mamifacture and sale by defendant of the patented machines and the payment of royalties to complainant, alleging, inter alia, the failure of defendant to account for and…

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On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Buchanan, who filed the following opinion: “The bill in this case is filed by Henry Briggs, the inventor of certain patents assigned by him to defendant’s predecessor, pursuant to the terms of a. certain contract providing for the mamifacture and sale by defendant of the patented machines and the payment of royalties to complainant, alleging, inter alia, the failure of defendant to account for and pay royalties to complainant as required by the contract and praying for an accounting and a decree for payment of the…

1Per curiam

The decree appealed from will be affirmed, for the reasons stated in the opinion filed in the court below by Vice-Chancellor Buchanan.

For affirmance—The Ci-iiee-Justice, Swayze, Trenoi-iard, Bergen, Minturn, Kalisch, Black, White, Herpentieimer, Ackerson—10. For reversal—None.

2Cited by9 opinions

  1. Sumitomo MacHinery Corporation of America, Inc. v. Alliedsignal, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  2. Mechanical Ice Tray Corp. v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
  3. Pittston Co. Ultramar America Ltd. v. Allianz InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. Bellows v. E. R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
  5. Pittston Company v. Allianz Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997

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