Coffield Motor Washer Co. v. Wayne Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Suit between the Coffield Motor Washer Company and the Wayne Manufacturing Company and others. From a decree overruling exceptions to the report of the master in a patent accounting, both parties appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge.
From overruling of ¡mutual exceptions to report of master in a patent accounting, both parties appeal. The infringing device was a small water-operated motor used upon washtubs. The master’s report recommended recovery of profits of $1,-796.75.
[1] Defendants contend that a statement of account rendered by them under equity rule No. 63, having met no formal exceptions from complainant, must be accepted as final, and, as that account showed no profits, the recovery should be nominal damages. This contention is not well taken. Equity rule No. 63 is as follows:
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. v. Wagner Electric & Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Wayne Mfg. Co. v. Coffield Motor Washer Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
- Beckwith v. Malleable Iron Range Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1913
- In re BeckwithCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1913
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- Producers' & Refiners' Corp. v. LehmannCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Ruth v. Stearns-Roger Mfg. Co.District Court, D. Colorado · 1935
- Dowagiac Mfg. Co. v. Deere & Webber Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1922
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