Adams v. Bellaire Stamping Co.

(charging jury.) Instead of requiring you to render' a general verdict in this case, it has been arranged that certain ques--tions of fact shall be submitted to you for your determination, leav--ing it for the court to pronounce the proper judgment thereon. The questions on which you are to return special findings are the following :

First. Dees the Irwin patent (No. 50,59.1) dated October 24, 1865, here in suit, disclose an improvement which required invention, as distinguished. from, more mechanical skill or judgment, at the date of ¡said alleged invention? The law of the United States…