Legal Opinion

Flowers v. Austin-Western Co.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided June 12, 1945No. 8728PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KERNER, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff sued defendants claiming that by the construction of railway dump cars manufactured and sold by defendants, they, defendants, infringed three claims of Patent No. 1611012; seventeen claims of Patent No. 1972042; nine claims of Patent No. 1972043; five claims of Patent No. 1785678; and four claims of Patent No. 1813570. The defenses were invalidity, non-infringement, and that plaintiff did not come into court with clean hands in that the use of the patents was a violation of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.A. §§ 1 and 2. The District Court did not receive evidence in…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Cimiotti Unhairing Co. v. American Fur Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1905
  2. Saco-Lowell Shops v. ReynoldsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1944
  3. Duff v. Sterling Pump Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1883
  4. Burroughs Adding Mach. Co. v. Felt & Tarrant Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1917
  5. Grubman Engineering & Mfg. Co. v. GoldbergerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Elgen Manufacturing Corporation v. Ventfabrics, Inc., Elgen Manufacturing Corporation v. Ventfabrics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1963
  2. Bryan W. Nickerson, Jr. v. The Bearfoot Sole Company, Inc., the Bearfoot Airway Corporation,defendants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1963
  3. Deere & Company v. International Harvester CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
  4. Independent Pneumatic Tool Co. v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952
  5. Serge A. Scherbatskoy v. United States Steel Corporation and Sperry Rand CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1961

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