Legal Opinion

Hanks v. Ross

District Court, D. Maryland

Decided December 22, 1961No. Civ. A. 10418, 11084PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

R. DORSEY WATKINS, District Judge.

Fletcher Hanks, Jr. is the owner of United States Patent to Heden No. 2,-288,701, “Shell Food Gathering Apparatus,” and United States Patent to Hanks No. 2,672,700, “Shellfish Harvesting Machine.” Hanks filed suit against Harrison Ross, William J. Roe, Jr., Roland H. Gernert, William Wyatt, Wesley Thompson, Garrett Ruth and Orem Lowery for infringement of the Heden patent and the Hanks patent. Ross, Roe, Wyatt, Ruth and Lowery answered denying validity of the patents in suit and any infringement of said patents. They also counterclaimed for a declaratory…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
  2. Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Mumm v. Jacob E. Decker & SonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  4. Artmoore Co. v. Dayless Mfg. Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
  5. Denominational Envelope Co. v. Duplex Envelope Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Jacobson Bros. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1975
  2. Diamond International Corporation v. WalterhoeferDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
  3. Duplan Corporation v. Deering Milliken, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
  4. Jackson v. Dunham-Bush, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1963
  5. Greening Nursery Co. v. J & R Tool & Manufacturing Co.District Court, S.D. Iowa · 1966

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