Rumsey v. Buck
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
In Equity. Suit for the infringement of a patent ior an improvement in drilling damps for drilling railroad rails.
1Opinion of the Court
Tbeat, J.,
(orally.) It appears from the bill that complainants Warren and March derivo title to the patent, which it is alleged has been infringed, through Flavius J. Underwood, and the complainant Rum-sey derives his title direct from the patentee, Beland. From the aver-ments of the hill and answer, which were supported by the evidence, it appears that in September, 1877, Beland, the patentee, under whom complainants claim title, leased or assigned his patent to Flavius J. Underwood, fora period of 17 years from its date, subject to a royalty of two dollars for each track-drill manufactured…
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