Case Name: Ethel Pauline Westwood, Plaintiff, v. Model Brassiere Company, Defendant
Court: New York Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1928-04-06
Citations: 131 Misc. 790
Docket Number: 
Parties: Ethel Pauline Westwood, Plaintiff, v. Model Brassiere Company, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 131
Pages: 790–790

Head Matter:
Ethel Pauline Westwood, Plaintiff, v. Model Brassiere Company, Defendant.
Supreme Court, New York County,
April 6, 1928.
Maurice B. & Daniel W. Blumenthal, for the plaintiff.
Briesen & Schrenk [ Thomas McErlean of counsel], for the defendant.

Opinion:
Fbankenthaleb, J.
According to the allegations of the complaint plaintiff intrusted defendant with a full description of her invention, together with drawings, samples and sketches, for the purpose of enabling defendant to apply for letters patent in the name of plaintiff. A fiduciary relationship was thereby established (Marvin v. Brooks, 94 N. Y. 71) and the defendant's abuse of the confidence reposed in it entitles plaintiff to sue in equity for an accounting. The motion to dismiss the complaint is accordingly denied.
Order signed.