Legal Opinion
Cover v. Chicago Eye Shield Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1943No. 8220PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the construction of Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, relating to offers of judgment. The question raised is whether the offer to confess in this case was served upon appellant more than ten days before the beginning of the trial.
The original complaint charged appellee with the infringement of six patents. The issues therein raised were invalidity and non-infringement. The trial of those issues began on June 5, 1939. Of those patents the District Court held that four were either invalid or not…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Meyer v. Construction CompanySupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Alley v. NottSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Jifkins v. SweetzerSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Cover v. Chicago Eye Shield Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
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