Packing Co. v. Provision Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
The first case is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the .United States for the Northern District of Illinois, and the second and third are appeals from' the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. By stipulation of the parties these cases were argued together' as one- case.
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The first case is an appeal from the Circuit Court of the .United States for the Northern District of Illinois, and the second and third are appeals from' the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Illinois. By stipulation of the parties these cases were argued together' as one- case. The bills of complaint were filed by the Wilson Packing Company, Arthur A. Libbey, Archibald McNeil, and Charles P. Libbey, and they charge the Chicago Packing and Provision Company, the St. Louis Beef-Canning Company, and the other, defendants with the infringement of several reissued…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
The, pátent granted- to William J. Wilson does not specify what kind of box or case was required, nor what.kind of. meat was to be used in its processes, whether corned or fresh, nor in what manner or by what process it was to' be compacted in the case or box, provided, sufficient force was used to remove the air and all superfluous moisture and make the meat form a solid- cake, nor the degree of warmth necessary, in the meat when it was put in the ease or box. Neither does it state the method by which the case is to be sealed.up. It is simply required to be “ closed air-tight upon the meat,”…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hotchkiss v. GreenwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1851
- Pearce v. MulfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Rubber-Tip Pencil Co. v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Stimpson v. WoodmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
3Cited by14 opinions
- In re DitchU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1895
- Friend v. Burnham & Morrill Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1932
- Consolidated Fastener Co. v. Columbian Fastener Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1897
- Condit v. Jackson Corset Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929
- Odell v. StoutUnited States Circuit Court · 1884
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