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The Supreme Court does hear some good ones
Oct. 2nd, 2008 12:22 pmI gakked this good one from others:
As evidenced by Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade. (note that this is meme statement, not mine, i have not watched the whole i'view and so hesitate to weigh in on such a broad statement).
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Go forth, and edumacate!
Kearns v. Ford Motor Co (and some various other car companies)
Mr. Kearns was the inventor of the motor driven intermitant windshield wiper. He received a patent for the invention in 1967, Ford stole the idea from him in 1969. He won his case against Detroit in 1995 and he won $30 million dollars.
Ford thought they could outspend him and delayed the case for twelve years. Little did they suspect the tenacity of a little guy.
So pfffftttt to Ford Motor Co. and all the other car companies that tried to steal the idea and not pay for it.
He died in 1995 here in Maryland at the Copperidge Nursing Home in Sykesville, MD. He was no saint and a bit of an obsessive. But then when you know you're right, you're right.
As evidenced by Katie Couric, Sarah Palin is unable to name any Supreme Court Case other than Roe v. Wade. (note that this is meme statement, not mine, i have not watched the whole i'view and so hesitate to weigh in on such a broad statement).
The Rules: Post info about ONE Supreme Court decision, modern or historic to your lj. (Any decision, as long as it's not Roe v. Wade.) For those who see this on your f-list, take the meme to your OWN lj to spread the fun.
Go forth, and edumacate!
Kearns v. Ford Motor Co (and some various other car companies)
Mr. Kearns was the inventor of the motor driven intermitant windshield wiper. He received a patent for the invention in 1967, Ford stole the idea from him in 1969. He won his case against Detroit in 1995 and he won $30 million dollars.
Ford thought they could outspend him and delayed the case for twelve years. Little did they suspect the tenacity of a little guy.
So pfffftttt to Ford Motor Co. and all the other car companies that tried to steal the idea and not pay for it.
He died in 1995 here in Maryland at the Copperidge Nursing Home in Sykesville, MD. He was no saint and a bit of an obsessive. But then when you know you're right, you're right.
