Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Carrigan
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 1, 1886No. 123PublishedCited by 152 opinions
APPEAL EKOM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS. This was a suit in. equity to restrain an alleged infringement of letters patent. ,The facts are stated in the opinion of the c&urt.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
This was a suit to restrain the infringement of letters patent for an “iippiovement in dress protectors,” granted to Helen M. Macdonald, the intestate of the defendant in error, dated September 29, 1874, upon an application filed May 10, 1873.
The specification of the patent described the invention as follows:
“ My invention relates to protectors for the lower edge of dresses and other garments, and consists ot a band or strip of fluted or plaited fabric, either water-proof itself, or covered or bound with any water-proof material.
“ In the drawing Fig. 1 represents a view of a detached portion…
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