E. F. DREW & CO. v. REINHARD

No. 46, Docket 21052.

170 F.2d 679 (1948)

E. F. DREW & CO., Inc. v. REINHARD.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

November 3, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, Bristol, Johnson & Leavenworth, Tracy R. V. Fike and Harry C. Bierman, all of New York City (Leonard A. Watson, of New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

Klein, Alexander & Cooper, of New York City, and Guy W. Calissi, of Woodridge, N. J., for appellee.

Before L. HAND, Chief Judge, and SWAN and CHASE, Circuit Judges.


L. HAND, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint in an action to compel the defendant, Reinhard, specifically to perform a contract to transfer to the plaintiff an invention made by him while in its employ. The only issues are: (1) whether the contract of employment gave to the plaintiff the right to inventions made by the defendant; and (2) whether the defendant made the invention while he was in the plaintiff's employ. The judge found...

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