Legal Opinion
Doig v. Morgan Mach. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western New York
Decided April 28, 1902Published
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 342,268, issued May 18, 1886, to Thomas L. Smith and William S. Doig, for a box-nailing machine. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
The patent in suit, No. 342,268, dated May 18, 1886, issued to complainant and one Thomas L. Smith, relates to improvements in box-nailing machines. It has special reference to receiving and distributing the nails, as well as to the nail conducting and driving mechanism described and shown in a prior patent issued to the inventors. Claims 5 and 6 of the patent are alone involved in this proceeding. They are as follows:
“(5) The combination, in a nail-feeding mechanism, of a frame or support provided with a series of way plates, with a second frame or support, also…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Illinois Steel Co. v. Kilmer Manuf'g Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1895
- Doig v. SutherlandU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1898
- Wellman v. Midland Steel Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1901