Garretson v. Clark
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES'' FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. This was a suit in equity for infringement of a patent for an improved mop-head. The sole question raised was whether the evidence of damages warranted a judgment for more than nominal damages.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Field
In this case the court below sustained the plaintiff’s patents, adjudged that the defendants were infringers, and directed a reference to a master, to ascertain and report the profits and gains made by the defendants. The master reported that no proof was presented to him that they had made any profit, or that the plaintiffs had suffered any damages. The court sustained the report, and the decree allowed the plaintiffs only nominal damages. From this decree the appeal is taken. Garretson v. Clark, 15 Blatchford, 70.
The patent was for an improvement in the construction of mop-heads, which may…
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