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· 2/20/1961

Schnell v. Peter Eckrich & Sons, Inc.

Citations

  • 365 U.S. 260
  • 81 S. Ct. 557
  • 5 L. Ed. 2d 546
  • 1961 U.S. LEXIS 2129
  • 128 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 305

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that this type of issue preclusion applied against a nonparty manufacturer that, pursuant to its contract of sale, defended and bore the expense of a patent infringement suit against the purchaser of its product
  • the requirement of venue is a specific and unambiguous one which should not be liberally construed
  • “[t]he requirement of venue is specific and unambiguous; it is not one of those vague principles which, in the interest of some overriding policy, is to be given a liberal construction”
  • “The requirement of venue is specific and unambiguous; it is not one of those vague principles which, in the interest of some overriding policy, is to be given a ‘liberal’ construction.”
  • “The requirement of venue is specific and unambiguous; it is not one of those vague principles which, in the interest of some overriding policy, is to be given a ‘liberal’ construction.”
  • “[T]he Supreme Court has cautioned against a broad reading of the venue statute.”

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Judges: Clark

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