WATKINS v. NORTHWESTERN OHIO TRACTOR PULLERS

No. 78-3598.

630 F.2d 1155 (1980)

Billy K. WATKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN OHIO TRACTOR PULLERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided October 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis Gross, Hill, Gross, Simpson, Van Santen, Stedman, Chiara & Simpson, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald R. Fraser, Wilson, Fraser, Raptes & Clemens, Wilbur A. Schaich, Toledo, Ohio, for defendant-appellee.

Before LIVELY, BROWN and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges.


CORNELIA J. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Billy K. Watkins appeals the dismissal by summary judgment of his action for patent infringement. Watkins, a small Livingston, Illinois farmer, is the inventor and patentee of a tractor sled, a device used in contests at county fairs and other exhibitions to determine which tractor can pull the most weight. Northwestern Ohio Tractor Pullers Association is a non-profit corporation...

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