Jennings v. Kibbe

BuatchfoRd, 0. J.

This suit is brought on the letters patent for designs. One is No. 10,388, granted to Abraham Gr. Jennings, for 14 years, on January 1, 1878, for a “design for lace purling.” The other is No. 10,448, granted to Warner P. Jennings, for seven years, on February 12, 1878, for a “design for a fringed lace fabric.” The specification of No. 10,388 says:

“ Figure 1 represents a photographic illustration of my new lace purling. Figure 2 is a photographic illustration of the same design made of coarser thread. This invention relates to a new design for a lace fabric, and consists in…