General Electric Co. v. New England Electric Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. , Appeal from a decree of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York sustaining defendants’ pleas and dismissing the bill of the General Electric Company, the complainant;
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The bill is in the usual form, alleging the infringement of letters patent No. 516,844, granted to Alfred Swan, March 20, 1.894. The bill was verified October 10, 1902, and was filed December 13, 1902.
The defendants filed pleas which were once amended by leave of the court. As amended the pleas, though not in identical language, allege, in substance, that the defendants made and sold the infringing devices until “August, 1902, at which time, because of the disapproval by underwriters and slight profits, said defendant company abandoned the manufacture thereof and…
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