American Caramel Co. v. White
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Suit by the American Caramel Company against Jacob White. From a decree for defendant, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree dismissing, on the ground that the claims are invalid in view of the prior art, a bill for an injunction and accounting based on the alleged infringement of letters patent No. 532,554, for a candy cutting machine, granted to Milton S. Hersliey. In American Caramel Co. v. Mills, *330149 Fed. 743, 79 C. C. A. 449 (C. C. A., 3d Circuit), a similar decree of the Circuit Court (138 Fed. 142) was reversed. The patent has expired since the commencement of the suit.
[1,2] The first claim of the patent in suit is as follows:
“1. The combination, with a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dunlap v. SchofieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Railroad Supply Co. v. Hart Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915
- American Caramel Co. v. Thomas Mills & Bro.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1906
- American Caramel Co. v. Thomas Mills & Bro.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1905
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