Bragg Mfg. Co. v. Mayor of City of New York

HAZEL, District. Judge.

This is a suit in equity, instituted on June 15, 1891, for infringement of reissued letters patent No. 6,831 to Robert Bragg, dated January 4, 1876. The application was filed October 9, 1875. The validity of claims 3 and 4 of the patent has several times been sustained at final hearing. See Bragg v. City of Stockton (C. C.) 27 Fed. 509, and Walker v. City of Terre Haute (C. C.) 44 Fed. 70, where the opinions of the court are reported. The invention relates to “improvements in gong attachments for engine houses.” The specification describes the mechanism operated…