Legal Opinion
Simmons Company v. A. Brandwein & Co., and the Seng Company, Intervenor-Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 25, 1957No. 11795_1PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, Simmons Company, instituted this action against defendant, A. Brandwein & Co., for infringement of Patent No. 2,595,038, entitled “Sofa Bed,” issued to Edward E. Woller April 29, 1952, and later assigned to plaintiff. The alleged infringement resulted from the incorporation into sofa beds manufactured by Brandwein of a particular folding bed construction known in the trade as the “Seng Construction,” manufactured by The Seng Company. The latter company intervened as a party-defendant and conducted the defense for both parties.
The patent issued with five claims…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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