Bullock Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for' the Southern District of Ohio. The Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company filed an original bill against the Bullock Electric & Manufacturing Company to restrain the infringement of certain letters patent granted to Nikola Tesla, being patents Nos. 381,968, 382,279, and 382,280. Upon the pleadings and upon certain affidavits the court below, upon motion and notice, granted an injunction pendente lite, restraining…
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In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for' the Southern District of Ohio. The Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company filed an original bill against the Bullock Electric & Manufacturing Company to restrain the infringement of certain letters patent granted to Nikola Tesla, being patents Nos. 381,968, 382,279, and 382,280. Upon the pleadings and upon certain affidavits the court below, upon motion and notice, granted an injunction pendente lite, restraining the defendant, its officers, agents, and servants, “from infringing upon claims 1 and 3 of patent 381,968, claims 1, 2,…
1Opinion of the CourtDurton, Circuit Judge
1. The willful violation of an injunction by a party to the cause is a contempt of court constituting a specific criminal offense. Ex parte Kearney, 7 Wheat. 38, 42, 5 L. Ed. 391; Crosby Case, 3 Wilson, 188; New Orleans v. Steamship Co., 20 Wall. 387, 392, 22 L. Ed. 354; Hayes v. Fischer, 102 U. S. 121, 26 L. Ed. 95; 4 Ency. Pl. & Pr. 766 et seq.
It is immaterial to consider the distinction sometimes noticed between criminal and civil contempts, inasmuch as both kinds involve the vindication of the authority of the court, whether the remedy incidentally inure to the benefit of a party or not.…
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