Legal Opinion
Scott & Williams, Inc. v. Whisnant
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 17, 1942No. 4881PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOBIE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, District Judge Webb sitting. The judgment was in favor of the defendants and the court held, in an action for alleged infringement, that the patent in suit, Letters Patent No. 1,615,807, as to Claims 4 and 5 thereof, is invalid and not infringed.
In arriving at his decision, Judge Webb decided in favor of the defendants all four of the major issues involved. He decided: (1) The patent in suit is invalid under the prior art, particularly in the light of the Robinson patent,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Seymour v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Morton Salt Co. v. G. S. Suppiger Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Cuno Engineering Corp. v. Automatic Devices Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Deering v. Winona Harvester WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- O. H. Jewell Filter Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
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- Jordan v. Hemphill Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Long Manufacturing Co. v. HollidayCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1957
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