Singer Manuf'g Co. v. Brill
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of .the United States for the Northern District of California. At Law. Action by Andrew Brill against the Singer Manufacturing Company for infringement of letters patent No. 128,460, issued July 2, 1872, to complainant, for an improvement in treadles for sewing machines.
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In Error to the Circuit Court of .the United States for the Northern District of California. At Law. Action by Andrew Brill against the Singer Manufacturing Company for infringement of letters patent No. 128,460, issued July 2, 1872, to complainant, for an improvement in treadles for sewing machines. The alleged infringing machine was made under letters patent No. 224,710, issued February 17, 1880, to L. B. Miller and P. Diehl for band-wheel bearings for sewing machines, and by them assigned to the Singer Manufacturing Company of New Jersey. There was a verdict and judgment for plaintiff.…
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
A. Brill brought an action at law' against the Singer Manufacturing Company to recover damages for infringement of United States letters patent No. 128,460, bearing date July 2, 1872, for an improvement in sewing-machine treadles. *381The answer of the defendant pleaded the general issue, and notice was given of special matters claimed to be in anticipation of the patent. The case was tried by a jury, who returned a verdict for plaintiff, fixing his damages at $10,008.30, and judgment was entered lor that amount. Although the bill of exceptions contains numerous assignments…
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