Legal Opinion
Kell-Dot Industries, Inc. v. George O. Graves, D/B/A Michiana Mills
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 18, 1966No. 17800PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the validity of a patent issued upon a “food processing machine” and its alleged infringement.
George 0. Graves, d/b/a Michiana Mills, inventor and owner of the patent in suit, brought this action for infringement against Kell-Dot Industries, Inc., Edwin F. Kelley, and Manley, Inc. Defendants denied liability and, by affirmative defense, pleaded invalidity of the patent. The District Court, in a published opinion, Graves v. Kell-Dot Industries, Inc., 229 F.Supp. 143 (W.D. Mo.1964), ruled the patent valid and infringed.
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