Johnson v. Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing-Machine Co.

This is a motion to make the complaint more definite and certain. The action is to recover damages for the infringement of a patent. The complaint alleges, in substance, that the plaintiff was the inventor of an improvement in sewing-machines; that upon his request the patent was issued to himself and one Emory; that this *374request was in fulfillment of a contract previously made, by the terms of which the plaint.ff agreed to assign to Emory and himself, jointly, the letters patent about to be issued, in consideration of certain sums of money advanced by Emory'to facilitate the common…