Cornwall v. Sachs
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from special term, New York county. Action by George E. Cornwall against Joseph Sachs and another to restrain defendants from selling the electrical duplicate box. fire-alarm system, and for other relief. From an injunction pendente lite restraining Joseph Sachs from disposing of certain patents, and from removing certain papers, Sachs appeals. Modified.
1Opinion of the CourtBarrett, J.
The question here is whether Sachs’ latest invention is an improvement upon his original invention, for which a patent was granted on the 30th of August, 1892, or whether it radically differs therefrom and from the patented: mechanism. Under the contract between Fenno and Sachs the latter was to perfect an individual call fire-alarm system, to be used in operating present systems of fire-alarm street boxes from a distance, and Fenno was to be the owner of the patent to be issued therefor. Sachs was also to assign to Fenno such improvements upon the original application as might be made during…
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