1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 437 S.E.2d
  5. 437 S.E.2d 674 (1993)
 

LIGGETT GROUP, INC. v. SUNAS

No. 9114SC957.

437 S.E.2d 674 (1993)

113 N.C. App. 19

LIGGETT GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, v. Ernest C. SUNAS, Defendant.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Newsom, Graham, Hedrick, Bryson & Kennon by William P. Daniell and Joel M. Craig, Durham, for plaintiff-appellee.

Upchurch & Galifianakis by Nick Galifianakis, and Lee L. Corum, Durham, for defendant-appellant.

JOHN, Judge.

This action for declaratory and injunctive relief and for compensatory and punitive damages arises out of the issuance on 9 May 1989 of U.S. Letters Patent No. 4,827,949 (the patent) to defendant Ernest C. Sunas (Sunas), a retired employee of plaintiff Liggett Group Inc. (Liggett). Sunas contends the trial court erred by entering partial summary judgment on 22 January 1991 which (1) ordered Sunas to assign the patent to Liggett, and (2) dismissed his...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases