Neff v. Coffield Motor Washer Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Philippi; Alston G. Dayton, Judge. Suit in equity by the Coffield Motor Washer Company against Edward W. S. Neff, S. K. Lapp, and R. D. Fanner, trading as the Neff Hardware Company. From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, District Judge.
The appellee is the owner of reissued letters patent No. 12,719, dated November 12, 1907. The original patent was numbered 806,779, and was granted December 12, 1905. The validity of the reissue in suit has been upheld by the court below in Peter T. Coffield & Son v. Spears & Riddle (C. C.) 169 Fed. 641, and in Coffield Motor Washer Co. v. A. D. Howe Co. (C. C.) 172 Fed. 668, and by this court in A. D. Howe Machine Co. v. Coffield Motor Washer Co., 197 Fed. 541, 117 C. C. A. 37. In the last-mentioned case the Supreme Court denied a petition for a writ of certiorari. 227…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- A. D. Howe Mach. Co. v. Coffield Motor Washer Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1912
- Peter T. Coffield & Son v. Spears & RiddleU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern West Virginia · 1909
- Coffield Motor Washer Co. v. A. D. Howe Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern West Virginia · 1909
- Rahley v. Columbia Phonograph Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1903
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