Legal Opinion
Hurin v. Electric Vacuum Cleaner Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 9, 1924No. 3970PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Circuit Judge.
This is an action at law for alleged infringement of the patent of David C. Walter, No. 1,014,027, issued on January 9, 1912, relating to a pneumatic carpet sweeper. At the close of the testimony the court directed a verdict for the defendant, on the ground that there was no issue of fact for the jury to decide. The plaintiff alleges that the court below erred in not leaving the question of infringement to the jury.
It is unnecessary for us to consider the facts at length. They are carefully analyzed and set forth in the opinion of the trial judge. With his interpretation…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coupe v. RoyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. CramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- Bischoff v. WetheredSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Battin v. TaggertSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
- Tucker v. SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Gustav H. Bobertz, Jr. v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
- University City, Mo. v. Home Fire & Marine Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Brown v. Ford Motor Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1944
- Edward G. Budd Mfg. Co. v. C. R. Wilson Body Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1927
- Motor Wheel Corp. v. Rubsam Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
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