HAVEL v. KELSEY-HAYES


83 A.D.2d 380 (1981)

Charles Havel, Respondent-Appellant, v. Kelsey-Hayes Company, Appellant-Respondent

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

December 11, 1981


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kernan & Kernan, P. C. (Earle Bastow of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Groben, Liddy, Cardamone and Gilroy (Michael H. Stephens of counsel; Joseph E. Saunders on the brief), for respondent-appellant.

CALLAHAN, DOERR, DENMAN and SCHNEPP, JJ., concur.


DILLON, P. J.

On defendant's appeal, the issue presented is whether a written contract between the parties should be construed to include a promise by defendant to exercise reasonable diligence to exploit plaintiff's patented process. We hold that the contract imposed that burden but because other issues of fact remain, we affirm Special Term's denial of defendant's motion for summary judgment.

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