Legal Opinion

Lewis Blind Stitch Mach. Co. v. Arbetter Felling Mach. Co.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 6, 1914No. 2088PublishedCited by 4 opinions

. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Arthur L. Sanborn, Judge. . . Suit in equity by the Lewis Blind Stitch Machine Company against the Arbetter Felling Machine Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals.

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. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois; Arthur L. Sanborn, Judge. . . Suit in equity by the Lewis Blind Stitch Machine Company against the Arbetter Felling Machine Company. Decree for defendant, and complainant appeals. The appellant is complainant in a bill filed in the District Court, charging infringement of its patent No. 862,830, issued August 6, 1907, upon application filed August 2, 1902, for a sewing machine, and this appeal is from a decree on final hearing dismissing the bill for want of equity — the…

1Opinion of the CourtSeaman, Circuit Judge

(after stating the facts as above). The complainant, Lewis Blind Stitch Machine Company, appeals from a decree which dismisses its bill charging the defendant, Arbetter Felling Machine Company, with infringement of its Lewis patent, No. 862,830, for “sewing machine,” issued August 6, 1907, on application filed August 2, 1902. Its patent claims in controversy are 10 in number (out of 79 claims allowed in the grant), which are classified in three groups throughout both briefs, and thus described in complainant appellant’s brief.: (1) Claims 72 and 76, relating to “a combination of…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Reece Button-Hole Ma. Co. v. Globe Button-Hole Ma. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1894
  2. Lewis Blind-Stitch Mach. Co. v. Arbetter Felling Mach. Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1913

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Fruehauf Trailer Co. v. Highway Trailer Co.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1931
  2. Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Royal-Eastern Electrical Supply Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1925
  3. J. R. Clark Co. v. Murray Metal Products Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1953
  4. Dudlo Mfg. Co. v. Varley Duplex Magnet Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1918

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