CALI v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC.

No. 690, Docket 35374.

442 F.2d 65 (1971)

Anthony J. CALI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul H. Blaustein, New York City (Sandoe, Hopgood & Calimafde, New York City), for plaintiff-appellant.

John Vaughan Groner, New York City, (Donald E. Degling, Fish & Neave, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before LUMBARD, Chief Judge, and FRIENDLY and KAUFMAN, Circuit Judges.


IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

Cali, plaintiff and appellant in this patent infringement action, is a mechanic employed by one of the pioneers in the airlines industry, Pan American World Airways (Pan Am). The kernel of the patented invention which is the subject of this suit was contained in an idea which Cali submitted to Pan Am on a standard form soliciting employees' suggestions in December 1962. Although of course Eastern Airlines, Inc., the appellee and alleged...

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