CORNELL UNIV. v. MESSING BAKERIES


285 A.D. 490 (1955)

Cornell University, Respondent, v. Messing Bakeries, Inc., Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

March 9, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George G. Coughlin, Edward S. Dermody and Charles E. Scribner for appellant.

Forbes D. Shaw, Harry G. Henn and J. William Robinson for respondent.

FOSTER, P. J., COON, IMRIE and ZELLER, JJ., concur.


BERGAN, J.

Defendant is a baker. Using a formula for making bread evolved by Dr. Clive McCay, a professor at the New York State College of Agriculture, which is a part of Cornell University, defendant has extensively promoted it under the name of "Cornell Recipe Bread". The product made by the formula is described as "a highly nutritious kind of bread".

The recipe was released to the public in 1949 and...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases