Legal Opinion

Stow v. Chicago

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided January 18, 1882No. 11PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods

Henry M. S.tow filed his bill in equity against the city of Chicago, charging it with the infringement of four certain letters-patent for improvements in street pavements, in which he was either the original patentee, or of which he was the • assignee. The city denied the infringement, and the novelty of the inventions covered by the respective patents, and it alleged license and the payment of royalties. Upon final hearing the court, below dismissed the bill, and he appealed. '

In this court he relies exclusively on the first and fourth patents set out in his bill. They will be separately…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Elizabeth v. Pavement Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Tucker v. SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  3. Woodman v. StimpsonU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1866

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Miller v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Radio Corp. of America v. Radio Engineering Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Corona Cord Tire Co. v. Dovan Chemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. Lovell Manufacturing Co. v. CarySupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  5. Reece Button-Hole Ma. Co. v. Globe Button-Hole Ma. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1894

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