Legal Opinion
Thomas & Betts Co. v. Electrical Fittings Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 12, 1938PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs brought the usual action in equity against the defendants in the District Court for the Southern District of New York charging, infringement of claims 1 and 2 of the United States Patent No. 1,769,947 granted to Fullman.
After hearing, the court held claim 1 of the patent valid but not infringed and claim 2 invalid. A final decree to this effect with a consequent dismissal of the bill of complaint was entered April 27, 1938. The plaintiffs took no appeal from the decree but on June 28, 1938 the defendants filed a petition for appeal and an order allowing…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- New York Telephone Co. v. MaltbieSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Oliver-Sherwood Co. v. Patterson-Ballagh CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- New Orleans v. EmsheimerSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- P. E. Sharpless Co. v. William A. Lawrence & SonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1913
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- Hazeltine Corp. v. Crosley Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
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