Legal Opinion

National Brake & Electric Co. v. Christensen

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 29, 1919No. 2163PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Application for Order Directing Dismissal of Bill Brought in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Application by the National Brake & Electric Company for an order directing dismissal of a bill brought in the United States District Court by Niels A. Christensen and another against petitioner for patent infringement.

1Opinion of the Court

BAKER, Circuit Judge.

Respondents sued petitioner in the District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin for alleged infringement of patent No. 635,280, issued October 17, 1899, to N. A. Christensen, for a combined pump and motor. On issues joined as to the ultimate rights of the parties, the District Court heard and considered all the evidence each side had to offer respecting the ownership, validity, and infringement of the patent, and thereupon adjudged and decreed that respondents were the owners of a valid patent which was being infringed by structures made, used, and sold by…

2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. Forgay v. ConradSupreme Court of the United States · 1848
  2. Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Hart Steel Co. v. Railroad Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1917
  4. McGourkey v. Toledo & Ohio Central Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
  5. Smith v. Vulcan Iron WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1897

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Computing Scale Co. v. Toledo Computing Scale Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1921
  2. Luminous Unit Co. v. Freeman-Sweet Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1924
  3. Carson Inv. Co. v. Anaconda Copper Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
  4. Freeman-Sweet Co. v. Luminous Unit Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1919
  5. United States v. Port Washington Brewing Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1921

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