Small v. Heywood-Wakefield Co.

McLELLAN, District Judge.

Since the patent here involved (No. 1,826,532) has been adjudged valid and infringed (Heywood-Wakefield Company v. Small, 1 Cir., 87 F.2d 716; Small v. Heywood-Wakefield Company, D.C., 13 F.Supp. 825), and hearings as to damages are in progress before a master, I ought not to delay decision of these motions by reserving them for future consideration. In deciding them immediately after the arguments, I do not intend to minimize the difficulty or the importance of the questions here presented.

The defendant’s motions are two in number. The first seeks an amendment of its…