Legal Opinion
Hahn & Clay v. A. O. Smith Corporation, A. O. Smith Corporation v. Hahn & Clay, Lawrence F. Megow, and Raymond E. Pechacek
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1963No. 19942_1PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge.
These appeals are from the judgments entered in three separate causes of action, all of which grow out of a controversy concerning the construction of “multi-layer pressure vessels.” 1 Although the case began as one for a declaratory judgment to define the limits of a patent held by A. O. Smith Corporation, with Hahn & Clay as the plaintiff, the posture at the time of trial was such that A. O. Smith stood in the position of plaintiff, alleging patent infringement and misappropriation of trade secrets by defendants Hahn & Clay, Megow, and Pechacek. Hahn & Clay…
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