Legal Opinion
Safety Oiler Co. v. Scovill Mfg. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Decided July 6, 1901PublishedCited by 4 opinions
In Equity. Suit for infringement of patents.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This is an infringement suit based upon two patents owned by complainant. The first, No. 521,614, was granted to Ludwig Hirsch, June 19, 1894, for a safety extension oiler. The second, No. 247,855, was granted to Edmund Smalley, October 4, 1881, for an oil and sprinkling can. The defenses to both patents are noninfringement, lack of invention, anticipation and misjoinder of causes of action, the defendant insisting that the devices of the two patents are incapable of conjoint use.
The Hirsch patent relates to an improved oiler for bicycles, sewing machines, etc., the spout…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Keystone Bridge Co. v. Phoenix Iron Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Shepard v. CarriganSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Royer v. CoupeSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Brill v. St. Louis Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Thomas E. Bryan, D/B/A Bryan Gas Lift Equipment Company, & v. Garrett Oil Tools, Inc., & Garrett Oil Tools, Inc., & v. Thomas E. Bryan, D/B/A Bryan Gas Lift Equipment Company, &Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957