Illinois Central Railroad v. Turrill
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeals from tbe Circuit Court of tbe United States for tbe Northern District of Illinois. The facts aré stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Strong
These five cases may very conveniently be considered together, since they all present, in the main, the same questions.
The Cawood patent, for alleged infringements of which the suits were brought, has heretofore been the subject of consideration in this court, where it has been at least partially construed, and its limits have been defined. 1 Wall. 491. It is a patent “ for an alleged new and useful improvement in the common anvil or swedge-block, for the purpose of welding up. and re-forming the ends of railroad rails when they have exfoliated or become shattered from unequal wear.” Such is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Turrill v. Michigan, S. & NIR Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1864
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- Canda Bros. v. Michigan Malleable Iron Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
- Celluloid Manuf'g Co. v. Cellonite Manuf'g Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1889
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