Legal Opinion
Harris & Schafer, Inc. v. Curtiss Aerocar Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1934No. 7212PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
Curtiss Aeroear Company by its bill sought an account of profits from and an injunction against infringement by Harris & Schafer, Inc., of two patents, Nos. 85816 and 85815, covering designs for a trailer vehicle and a tow ear and trailer combination. An injunction was decreed, but no profits or damages. Harris & Schafer, Inc., appeals, contending mainly that complainant had no title to the patents, that the designs were not patentable, and that no infringement was shown.
The inventor, Glen H. Curtiss, died in July, 1930, and on January 8,1931, “Lena P. Curtiss, Executrix…
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