Gasifier Mfg. Co. v. Ford Motor Co.

On motion for summary judgment, that motion should undoubtedly be denied, if there is any disputed issue of fact. In determining whether there is a disputed issue of fact, as I gather from the authorities, the petition, the interrogatories, the affidavits, admissions, are all to be considered.

It is clear at this stage of the proceeding that the plaintiff’s patent is one for an improvement in the art of applying heat to the mixture of air and gasoline at a point between the carburetor and intake valves of an internal combustion motor for the purpose of vaporizing all the gasoline in that…