National Cash Register Co. v. Boston Cash Indicator & Recorder Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OP MASSACHUSETTS. This was a bill in equity for the infringement of letters patent No. 271,363, issued January 30, 1883, to James Ritty and John Birch for a “ cash register and indicator.”
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APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OP THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OP MASSACHUSETTS. This was a bill in equity for the infringement of letters patent No. 271,363, issued January 30, 1883, to James Ritty and John Birch for a “ cash register and indicator.” The invention, as stated in the specification — “Relates to an improvement in cash registers and indicators designed for the use of storekeepers and others as a means of accurately registering the total cash receipts for any given period of time — as a day, for instance — and for indicating to the customers that the amount paid has been…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
In the past fifteen years, cash registers have become extensively used in retail shops, where each, sale is small in amount, such as drug stores, cigar stands, restaurants, and other small establishments, for the purpose of affording a convenient deposit for the cash received, and of preserving a record of every sale made during each day, and of the amount received therefor. The correspondence between the amount indicated by the register and the amount in the drawer shows whether each Sale has been properly accounted for. It thus enables the proprietor to ascertain at the close of each day’s…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Knapp v. MorssSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Pennsylvania Railroad v. Locomotive Engine Safety Truck Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Aron v. Manhattan Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Blake v. San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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- Weir Frog Co. v. PorterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
- Morgan Engineering Co. v. Alliance Mach. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1909
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