Legal Opinion
Compact Van Equipment Co., Inc. v. Leggett & Platt, Inc. v. Wade H. Barrineau, Iii, Added on Counterclaim-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1978No. 77-2006PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Compact Van Equipment Co., Inc. and Wade Barrineau contest the propriety of a preliminary injunction issued in the context of a patent dispute and unfair competition claim.
The appellee, Leggett & Platt, Inc. (L&P), is a manufacturer and seller of interior shelf arrangements for commercial vans such as telephone repair trucks. For some nine years before 1975, Wade Barri-neau was employed first by the predecessor to L&P, and then by L&P itself. As a part of his employment contract, Barrineau agreed to disclose to his employer all inventions he designed during his…
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