Goodyear v. Union India Rubber Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In equity. This was an application for a provisional injunction. Soon after the plaintiff Goodyear obtained his patent for vulcanized India-rubber, in the year 1844, he granted licenses to certain parties to manufacture certain kinds of India-rubber goods, the licensees covenanting to pay certain tariffs, to keep true accounts, to permit the licensor to inspect their books at all reasonable times, and to do certain other things.
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In equity. This was an application for a provisional injunction. Soon after the plaintiff Goodyear obtained his patent for vulcanized India-rubber, in the year 1844, he granted licenses to certain parties to manufacture certain kinds of India-rubber goods, the licensees covenanting to pay certain tariffs, to keep true accounts, to permit the licensor to inspect their books at all reasonable times, and to do certain other things. The rights originally granted by the licenses from Goodyear, became vested in the defendants, a corporation created by the laws of the state of New York, and located…
1Opinion of the Court
INGERSOLL, District Judge.
Several important questions were presented on this motion, and elaborately argued by counsel. The view taken by the court of one of the questions, renders it unnecessary that the others should be considered, as the result arrived at in considering that one question, disposes of the case. That question is the question of jurisdiction. It is clear that the citizenship of the parties does not give the court jurisdiction. The parties plaintiffs are William Judson and Charles Goodyear. The defendants are the Union India Rubber Company. Judson is described as of the city…
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