Legal Opinion
American Ball Co. v. Federal Cartridge Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 12, 1934No. 9809PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, Circuit Judge. '
Appellant brought an action against ap-pellees for infringement of three patents covering improvements in ball forming machines — the main purpose of said machines being formation of steel shot for use in air rifles. A few days after this action was filed, appellant sent to various persons, some of whom were purchasers of shot from appel-lees, the letter following:
“Gentlemen:
“For your protection we beg to advise that we have filed suit in the United States District Court against Federal Cartridge Corporation, of Minneapolis, and Anoka, Minnesota, charging it with…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Merrill v. YeomansSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Virtue v. Creamery Package Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Adriance, Platt & Co. v. National Harrow Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
- A. B. Farquhar Co. v. National Harrow Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1900
- Alliance Securities Co. v. De Vilbiss Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Howard Bateman and Marguerite B. Jones, Partners, Trading as Ernest Jones Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1962
- Celite Corporation v. Dicalite Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Celebrity, Inc. v. Trina, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1959
- Kemart Corporation, a Corporation v. Printing Arts Research Laboratories, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
- Bechik Products, Inc. v. Flexible Products, Inc., a Corporation, and Morris Goldstein, Max Goldstein and Leo Goldstein, D/B/A Crown Mattress Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
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