Churchward International Steel Co. v. Carnegie Steel Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
In Equity. Suit by -the Churchward International Steel Company against the Carnegie Steel Company. On motion by plaintiff- for leave to discontinue without prej'udice. Motion denied.
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, District Judge.
In each of the above cases the plaintiff has moved the court for leave to discontinue the proceedings without prejudice and the defendant has objected thereto. Each proceeding is for infringement of letters patent for certain alleged improvements in heat treatment of alloyed steel.
In support of its motion the plaintiff has filed an affidavit to the effect that, in endeavoring to prove defendant’s infringement before the date of the bill filed, complainant caused to be examined certain officers of the defendant company, but that complainant was not able to have produced any…
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