Harris v. Wallace ManufacturiNg Co.

Citations

• 84 Ohio St. (N.S.) 104

Syllabus

<p>Because of plaintiff’s laches — Court of equity will refuse to decree ,specific performance, when — Contract to assign future improvements — In patented invention — Law of contracts.</p> <p>Because of plaintiff’s laches a court of equity will refuse to decree the specific performance of a contract to assign future improve- '' merits in a patented invention where the defendant, believing the later to be a wholly independent invention, not embraced in the contract to assign, and acting upon that belief and with the plaintiff’s full knowledge, devotes four years to the expenditure i ‘ of money' and effort to perfect the latter device and to create a market’ for it.</p>