NICKELSON v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

No. 15443.

361 F.2d 196 (1966)

H. L. NICKELSON, d/b/a The Armoloy Company, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and Donald E. Crull, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

June 1, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Osborn, Indianapolis, Ind., John W. McMackin, Fort Worth, Tex., Bingham, Summers, Welsh & Spilman, Indianapolis, Ind., McGown, Godfrey, Logan & Decker, Fort Worth, Tex., for appellant.

Alan W. Boyd, Indianapolis, Ind., George W. Coombe, Jr., Detroit, Mich., Jerry P. Belknap, Robert L. McLaughlin, Indianapolis, Ind., for appellees, Barnes, Hickam, Pantzer & Boyd, Indianapolis, Ind., of counsel.

Before DUFFY, KNOCH and SWYGERT, Circuit Judges.


DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

In this suit, plaintiff seeks damages and an injunction for defendants' alleged misappropriation and utilization in breach of confidence of plaintiff's "trade secret". The purported trade secret pertains to a process of chrome plating.

The District Court severed the issue of damages from the issue of liability. The liability issue was tried before the court without a jury.

The Court filed findings of fact and conclusions of law...

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