Sampson & Murdock Co. v. Seaver-Radford Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
In Equity. Suit for infringement of copyright. On motion for preliminary injunction. This is a suit in equity by Sampson & Murdock Company, a corporation organized under the general laws of the state of Rhode Island, a citizen of that state, against Seaver-Radford Company, a corporation organized under the general laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a citizen of that commonwealth, having its usual place of business at Boston.
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In Equity. Suit for infringement of copyright. On motion for preliminary injunction. This is a suit in equity by Sampson & Murdock Company, a corporation organized under the general laws of the state of Rhode Island, a citizen of that state, against Seaver-Radford Company, a corporation organized under the general laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, and a citizen of that commonwealth, having its usual place of business at Boston. The complainant is publisher of “The Boston Directory,” which contains a city record, a directory of the citizens’ business directory, a street directory, and…
1Opinion of the CourtPiale, District Judge
(after stating the facts). In this case, after a full hearing of the parties and their witnesses, the master has made an ample, detailed, and complete report, embodying a careful analysis of the testimony. We have copied this report in full, as it, with the bill in equity, constitutes the record; and so we need not recite its details.
The master has found that the damage to the complainant, by publication of the defendant’s book, will be, in the loss of the sale of its copyrighted book, a sum not exceeding $450. He finds further that the damages to the complainant’s business which will result…
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- Parker v. Winnipiseogee Lake Cotton & Woollen Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1863
- Edward Thompson Co. v. American Law Book Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
- Ladd v. OxnardU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1896
- Sargent v. SeagraveU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1855
- Hanson v. Jaccard Jewelry Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1887
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