Legal Opinion
Ritchie v. Lewis-Browning Mfg. Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1952No. 13630_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, plaintiff, sued appellees, defendants, charging infringement of United States Letters Patent No. 2,024,184 issued December 17, 1935 for a “Roller for Oil Mix Roads”. The claims of the patent relied upon are those numbered 2, 3, 4, and 10 copied in the margin. 1 The district court found the patent invalid under the holding in Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company v. Supermarket Equipment Corporation, 340 U.S. 147, 71 S.Ct. 127, 95 L.Ed. 162.
Appellant, in his brief, succinctly expresses the substance of the invention as follows:
“What Mr. Ritchie invented was an…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Mast, Foos & Co. v. Stover Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Ranco, Inc. v. GwynnCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co. v. WoodCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1923
- O. K. Jelks & Son v. Tom Huston Peanut Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Inglett & Company, Inc. v. Everglades Fertilizer Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
- Jeoffroy Mfg., Inc. v. William T. Graham. William T. Graham v. Jeoffroy Mfg., IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Fritz W. Glitsch & Sons, Inc. v. Wyatt Metal & Boiler Works, Wyatt Metal & Boiler Works v. Fritz W. Glitsch & Sons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Jeoffroy Mfg., Inc. v. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1953
- The J. R. Clark Company v. Murray Metal Products Company, Inc., Murray Metal Products Company, Inc. v. The J. R. Clark CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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