Cotton-Tie Co. v. Simmons
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatcheobd
This is an appeal by the plaintiffs in a suit in equity from a decree dismissing the bill of complaint. The suit was brought for the infringement of three several letters-patent, — No. 19,490, granted to Frederic Cook, March 2,1858, for an “ improvement in metallic ties for cottón-bales,” and extended for seven years from March 2,1872; reissued letters-patent No. 5333, granted to James J. McComb, as assignee of George Brodie, March 25, 1873, for an “improvement, in cotton-bale ties” (the original patent having been granted to Brodie, as inventor^ March 22, 1859, and reissued to him April 27,…
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