Wege v. Safe-Cabinet Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Western District of Michigan; Clarence W. Sessions, Judge. Bill by the Safe-Cabinet Company against Peter M. Wege. Prom a decree for complainant, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree requiring Wege to assign certain letters patent and all his rights thereunder, including all claims for past infringements of the patent, to the Safe-Cabinet Company. Wege and the company entered into a written contract on August 7, 1909, whereby Wege was engaged as superintendent of the company upon a salary schedule fixing his compensation according to the amount of business which the company might transact in a series of years, commencing with a .minimum salary of $3,000, and running to a maximum of $5,000. On September 8th…
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