Bidwell v. Toledo Consol. St. Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio
This was a bill bj Benson Bidwell and others against the Toledo Consolidated Street-Railway Company for alleged infringement of a patent. The cause was heard upon an application by complainants for leave to amend their bill by making the General Electric Company a party defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
RICKS, District Judge.
The complainants have made application to this court for leave to amend their bill by making the General Electric Company, a nonresident corporation, a party defendant to this suit. It is not claimed that said proposed defendant is within the jurisdiction of the court, and amenable to its process, or that it can be brought in by original subposna. It is sought to hold it as a defendant in this case because it is alleged the counsel who are preparing and conducting the defense for the Toledo Consolidated Street-Railway Company are the general counsel for said proposed…
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