Lathrop v. Rice & Adams Corp.

HAZEL, District Judge.

This is a motion to transfer the above-entitled action to the law side of the court. It is an action to restrain infringement of a patent owned by plaintiff, and a preliminary injunction was demanded, but upon hearing the motion it was ruled that, since the patent would expire within a short time, and as it was denied that defendant sold the infringing washing machines, an injunction pendente lite should be denied. There had been a prior decree in the District Court of Illinois in an action against a customer of defendant, wherein the patent in suit was held valid and…