Legal Opinion
Mid-Continent Inv. Co. v. Mercoid Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 6, 1942No. Civil Action No. 2070PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IGOE, District Judge.
Findings of Fact.
1. Plaintiff Mid-Continent Investment Company is a corporation of Missouri; plaintiff Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Company is a corporation of Delaware, licensed to do business in the State of Illinois, with a registered agent in Chicago, Illinois.
2. Defendant, The Mercoid Corporation, is a corporation of Delaware with a regular and established place of business in Chicago, Illinois.
3. Plaintiff Mid-Continent Investment Company brought this suit against the defendant on September 10, 1940, charging contributory infringement of its patent No. 1,758,146,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Leitch Manufacturing Co. v. Barber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- American Lecithin Co. v. Warfield Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Wheatley v. Rex-Hide, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
- Wheatley v. Rex-Hide, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1938
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