Churchward International Steel Co. v. Bethlehem Steel Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Equity. Bill by the Churchward International Steel Company against the Bethlehem Steel Company; the Carnegie Steel Company intervening as a defendant. Sur trial hearing on bill, answer, and proofs in suit for infringement of letters patent Nos. 845,756 and 868,-327. Decree for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the Court
DICKINSON, District Judge.
In view of the interval between the commencement of this suit and the final hearing, it may be well to say a word in dxplanation, if not in justification, of the delayed trial of the cause. The bill was filed October 29, 1915, and was ready to be heard May 28, 1917. The complaint involves a charge of trespass upon the claimed patent rights of the plaintiff in the making of what are termed alloyed steels. The metal was made in part for the use of the United States, and the question arose of whether the rights of the plaintiff could be asserted in the manner sought to…
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