MacCLUNEY v. KELSEY-HAYES WHEEL CO.

No. 11171.

186 F.2d 552 (1951)

MacCLUNEY v. KELSEY-HAYES WHEEL CO. et al.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

January 31, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel Hodgman, Detroit, Mich., Daniel Hodgman, Detroit, Mich., on brief, for appellant.

Alfred W. Massnick, Detroit, Mich., A. Hilliard Williams, Alfred W. Massnick, Detroit, Mich., on brief; Butzel, Eaman, Long, Gust & Kennedy, Detroit, Mich., of counsel, for appellee.

Before HICKS, Chief Judge, and ALLEN and MARTIN, Circuit Judges.


MARTIN, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, Robert MacCluney, inventor of a patented "pelican hook" for fastening heavy objects on ships at sea and on moving vehicles, was introduced to the appellee Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Company by Mrs. Virginia Hatch for the purpose of persuading that company to undertake the manufacture and sale of the patented device. She succeeded and, in anticipation of the execution of a contract between appellant and the appellee corporation and before...

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