Gotz v. Universal Products Co.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

We are in complete accord with the opinion of the learned district court judge dealing with the technical aspects of the case below, Gotz v. Universal Products Co., D.C., 22 F.Supp. 215. The art is that of bearings, the name given to the supports of a rotating shaft. The shaft imposes a load on each of the bearings supporting it, and it is turned against the frictional resistances caused by this loading. The rotation of the shaft against the frictional resistances in the bearings caused by the loading absorbs energy from the prime mover and this energy is converted into…