Bates v. Bates Machine Co.

This was an action on the case, commenced by the appellee, against the appellant, to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by the appellee in consequence of the appellant having fraudulently and deceitfully assigned and transferred to the Consolidated Steel and Wire Company, instead of to the appellee, as he was bound to do by his contract in writing bearing date January 28, 1888, certain patents issued to him by the United States covering a woven wire fence and the machine for manufacturing such fence, which fence and machine were the inventions of appellant. A jury was waived and a…