General Time Corp. v. Padua Alarm Systems, Inc.
This text of 199 F.2d 351 (General Time Corp. v. Padua Alarm Systems, Inc.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
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Though the court is divided in its views nonetheless there is sufficient agree-ment among its members to permit the dis-position of the case without remand. Judge CHASE and Judge CLARK, though of different opinions as to the merits of the contraversy> agree that the court has jurisdictlonto declde the case on its merits and that the Provisions of Rule 54(b), Fed.Rules Civ. Proc-> 28 U-S-C> relatlnS to judgment upon multiple claims are inapplicable. Judge BIGGS> while voting with Judge CLARK on ^ ments> 13 of the Vlew ^ the aourt *s without power to entertain the appeal be-cause he thinks that a claim within the purview of Rule 54(b)> verted by Padua, re-mams undisposed of. The positions of the Judges appear more fully m their respecBve °pini°ns
The net result is that a majority of the court (Judge CHASE and Judge CLARK) agree that the court possesses the power to adjudicate the controversy. A majority of the court (Judge BIGGS and Judge CLARK) agree that the decision on the merits should be in favor of Parissi. Ac-cordingly the judgment is reversed with the direction to the court below to enter judgment in favor of Parissi as indicated in Judge CLARK’S opinion,
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199 F.2d 351, 94 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 350, 1952 U.S. App. LEXIS 4369, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/general-time-corp-v-padua-alarm-systems-inc-ca2-1952.