Legal Opinion
Hocke v. New York Cent. & H. R. R. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 9, 1903No. 115PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York.
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge.
Error is assigned of the decree of the court below adjudging the patent in suit void upon its face because the subject-matter was destitute of patentable novelty. The patent is for “means for securing railroads and shippers against loss of freight,” and was granted Joseph Babbitt Moekridge, March 14, 1893.
The object and general nature of the alleged invention is thus stated in the preamble:
“The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved means for securing railroads and shippers of merchandise against loss of freight, by preventing the merchandise from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Munson v. Mayor, Alderman and Commonalty of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Jacobs v. BakerSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
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- In Re BolongaroCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1933
- Moore v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1915
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