Williams v. American String Wrapper Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. This was a suit in equity by Benajah Williams against the American String Wrapper Company and Arthur L. Curry for alleged infringement of a patent. The circuit court dismissed the bill for want of equity (81 Fed. 200), and the complainant has appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judsre.
In this case the circuit court found that letters patent of the United States, 558,244, issued on April 14, 1896, to Benajah Williams, were invalid for want of novelty, and accordingly dismissed the bill, which was brought to obtain an injunction against infringement. Williams v. Wrapper Co., 81 Fed. 200. The first claim of the patent reads in this wise:
“A wrapper for newspapers, periodicals, and the like, comprising a body portion having a thread or cord attached thereto, said thread or cord arranged in proximity to and parallel with the end of said body portion, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Williams v. American String Wrapper Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1897