Legal Opinion
Beer v. Walbridge
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 28, 1900No. 90PublishedCited by 21 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
The court below sustained a demurrer to the bill of complaint upon the ground that the patent of which infringement was alleged was invalid upon its face for want of novelty, and thereupon dismissed the bill. The patent was granted December 2, 1883 (No. 290,837), to John S. Beer, for a fireproof fabric, and the second claim reads as follows:
“(2) A compound fireproof fabric, composed of a sheet woven of asbestus, and a backing of canvas or other strong material secured to the sheet of asbestus by sewing, substantially as set forth.”
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- Chinnock v. Paterson, P. & S. Tel. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1902
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