Legal Opinion

Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. v. Ford

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided February 15, 1913No. 1,668PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; John B. McPherson, Judge. Suit in equity by the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company against Frank J. Ford. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

In the court below (he Yale & Towne Manufacturing Company, a corporate citizen of Connecticut, *708filed a bill against Frank J. Ford and another, citizens of Pennsylvania, to restrain them from an alleged unlawful use of plaintiffs trade-name “Triplex,” as applied to spur-geared hoisting blocks and from unfair competition. After final hearing the court filed an opinion as follows:

“I cannot distinguish this case from Singer Mfg. Co. v. June Mfg. Co., 163 U. S. 169 116 Sup. Ct. 1002, 41 L. Ed. 118], and similar decisions. The ‘Triplex’ block was patented in 1889, but, as…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Singer Manufacturing Co. v. June Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Telechron, Inc. v. Telicon Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1952
  2. Dresser Industries, Inc., a Corporation v. Heraeus Engelhard Vacuum, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
  3. Telechron, Inc. v. Telicon Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1951
  4. Allen v. Walker & GibsonDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1916
  5. Rubber & Celluloid Harness Trimming Co. v. F. W. Devoe & C. T. Reynolds Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1916

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