Legal Opinion
McCormick & Co. v. Childers
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1972No. Nos. 71-2215, 71-2216PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FIELD, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a dispute stemming from the sale of the assets of Childers Foods, Inc., to McCormick & Company, Inc., the focal point of the disagreement being an emulsion machine and the patent application which was pending thereon at the time of the sale. In its original complaint McCormick alleged that it had been induced to enter into the contract by false representations made by Childers, and sought rescission of the contract of sale, recovery of certain shares of stock which had *759been issued to Childers, as well as damages.
Motions to dismiss the complaint and to…
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