Lewis v. Merritt, Chapman, & Scott Corp.

CAMPBELL, District Judge.

This is an action in equity brought by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant for damages for the alleged infringement of patent No. 1,-152,326, issued by the United States Patent Office to the plaintiff, dated August 31, 1915, and to restrain the defendant by injunction from further alleged infringement.

The ownership of the patent by plaintiff is admitted, but the defendant has answered raising the twofold issue of invalidity and noninfringement.

The plaintiff bases the action at bar on all nine claims of the patent -in suit, which read as follows:-

“1. In…