Fellows v. National Can Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan; Arthur J. Tuttle, Judge. Action at law by Olin S. Fellows against the National Can Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPPEN, Circuit Judge.
On July 6, 1905, plaintiff in error (plaintiff below) leased to defendant, in writing, eight of plaintiff’s patented solder-saving machines and their respective accessories and supplies, at a rental (subject to a minimum hereinafter stated) of one-third of the value of the solder saved by the machines (100 pounds of “solder savings” being taken as equal in value to 95 pounds of original solder), during the life of either of the patents thereon (the last of which would expire in 1920); the lessee having, however, the absolute right to cancel the lease at any time by…
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