PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. v. SHELL DEVELOPMENT CO.

Civil Action No. 749.

64 F.Supp. 806 (1946)

PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO. v. SHELL DEVELOPMENT CO.

District Court, D. Delaware.

March 4, 1946.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel E. Darby, Jr., of New York City, and William S. Potter, of Southerland, Berl & Potter, all of Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff.

James R. Morford and Thomas Cooch, of Marvel & Morford, all of Wilmington, Del., for defendant.


LEAHY, District Judge.

The acceptance by the parties of Recommendation No. 48 was, in substance, a covenant not to sue. Since this is properly a matter of defense, the present motion of defendant is procedurally unsound. Nevertheless, I conceive the purpose of the new Rules to be the quick and inexpensive settlement of disputes and, since the question raised by defendant's motion must ultimately be determined, I accordingly shall consider and dispose of the motion...

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