Legal Opinion
Masseth v. Larkin
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1901PublishedCited by 2 opinions
In Equity. Suit for infringement of patent. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, District Judge.
Benjamin Masseth files this bill against William H. Larkin et al., cnarging infringement of claims i and 2 of patent No. 439,166, granted to him on October 28, 1890, for a packer for deep wells. A statement of the general art involved will be found in Masseth v. Palm (C. C.) 51 Fed. 824, and of the particular device disclosed by this patent in Masseth v. Palm (No. 18, May term, 1891). The validity of Masseth’s patent is not questioned, but infringement is denied. After careful consideration, we are of opinion this defense must be sustained. In the combination of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- E. & H. T. Anthony Co. v. GennertCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1901
- Masseth v. PalmU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1892
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