Legal Opinion
Henry D. Grepke v. General Electric Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 11, 1960No. 12956PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by plaintiff, Henry D. Grepke, an employee of defendant, General Electric Company, a corporation, to recover damages for its alleged appropriation of property rights he claimed to have in a novel method for inserting the balancing weights in the armatures of electric motors. After trial before a jury, a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000 damages was returned. Judgment on the verdict was entered and defendant has appealed. Defendant relies for reversal on the failure of the trial court to grant its motions to direct a verdict, one such motion…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Hoeltke v. C. M. Kemp Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
- Smith v. Dravo Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- William H. Rankin Co. v. Associated Bill Posters of United States & CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by17 opinions
- John P. O'Brien v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Edward M. Goldberg, M.D., Cross-Appellant v. Medtronic, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Morris K. Oberman v. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Koehring Company v. ED Etnyre & CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1966
- Moore v. General Motors Corp.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1977
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