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Hale & Kilburn Mfg. Co. v. Oneonta, Cooperstown & Richfield Springs Ry. Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York

Decided July 1, 1904No. 6,984PublishedCited by 8 opinions

In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 359,354, for a car seat, granted to Henry S. Hale March 15, 1887. On final hearing.

1Opinion of the Court

HAZEL, District Judge.

This is a bill for infringement of United States letters patent No. 359,354, granted March 15, 1887, to Henry S. Hale, and by him assigned to complainant. The patent relates to car seats in which the seat proper may be automatically tipped or tilted, and shifted or moved slightly forward by the act of reversing the back. The defendant is a purchaser and user of the infringing seats. They were manufactured by the St. Louis Car Company, a Missouri corporation, which, according to the stipulation found in the record, assumed the defense herein, and hence may be regarded as…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Cimiotti Unhairing Co. v. American Unhairing Mach. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1902
  2. General Electric Co. v. WiseU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1903
  3. American Graphophone Co. v. LeedsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1898
  4. Fraim v. KeenUnited States Circuit Court · 1885

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. J. A. Mohr & Son v. Alliance Securities Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
  2. Stead Lens Co. v. Kryptok Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1914
  3. Kryptok Co. v. Stead Lens Co.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1913
  4. In re CoykendallCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1928
  5. Mastoras v. HildrethCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1920

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