Wayne Mfg. Co. v. Coffield Motor Washer Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Suit in equity by the Cóffield Motor Washer Company against the Wayne Manufacturing Company and the American Washer Company. From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
[1] This is an appeal from an order granting a preliminary injunction to restrain defendants, appellants here, from infringing plaintiff’s patent, No. 12,719, for a water motor. The patent has been sustained, after protracted litigation, in the Fourth circuit. P. T. Coffield & Son v. Spears & Riddle et al. (C. C.) 169 Fed. 641; Coffield Motor Washer Co. v. A. D. Howe Co. (C. C.) 172 Fed. 668; A. D. Howe Mach. Co. v. Coffield Motor Washer Co., 197 Fed. 541, 117 C. C. A. 37. The drawings and specifications are there set out in full, and need not be repeated here. The…
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- A. D. Howe Mach. Co. v. Coffield Motor Washer Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1912
- Peter T. Coffield & Son v. Spears & RiddleU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern West Virginia · 1909
- Fireball Gas Tank & Illuminating Co. v. Commercial Acetylene Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
- Coffield Motor Washer Co. v. A. D. Howe Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern West Virginia · 1909
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