Boskovich v. Utah Const. Co.

McDonough, justice.

This case is here on appeal from a directed verdict for the defendant. A motion for a new trial was granted in the first hearing of the case after the jury had returned a verdict for the plaintiff, on the grounds of probable prejudice to the defendant through the wording of the instructions and verdict.

Plaintiff-appellant is the inventor and patent holder of a machine known as the Boskovich Mucker, used in hard-rock mining operations. Defendant-respondent is a Utah corporation, which has constructed, under the direction and license of appellant, two of these machines, one…