Nourse v. Allen
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
. In equity. [This was a demurrer to a bill of complaint filed [by Joel Nourse aDd others] to restrain the defendant [Richard L. Allen] from infringing four separate patents for “improvements in reaping machines.’!] 2
1Opinion of the Court
NELSON, Circuit Justice.
I. The demurrer to this bill is grounded mainly upon the multifariousness of the matters set up iu the bill, namely, four distinct and several patents for as many improvements entering into the construction of what is claimed to be a perfect reaper. These improvements, as patented, are not limited to the improvement of any particular machine, but are intended to be used in any or all of this class. Nor are the improvements, as they enter into the construction of the machine, necessarily connected together, in practical operation and use. Any one or more of them may be…
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