NORTH BRANCH PRODUCTS, INC. v. FISHER

No. 15663.

284 F.2d 611 (1960)

NORTH BRANCH PRODUCTS, INC., a Michigan Corporation, of Millington, Michigan, Appellant, v. W. Reuen FISHER, Village of Entrance, Alberta, Canada, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 15, 1960.

Petition for Rehearing Denied December 7, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Albert A. Smith, Saginaw, Mich., of the bar of the Supreme Court of Michigan, pro hac vice, by special leave of court, with whom Mr. J. Harold Kilcoyne, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Robert G. Mentag, Detroit, Mich., with whom Mr. Albert W. Rinehart, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before Mr. Justice REED, retired, and FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


FAHY, Circuit Judge.

The case comes to us on appeal from an order of the District Court dismissing the complaint of the plaintiff-appellant, on motion of the defendant-appellee. The dismissal was on the ground of forum non conveniens.

By the complaint appellant sought primarily a declaratory judgment that it owned certain United States patents1 issued to appellee and certain patent applications pending in his name. The patents...

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