Head v. Porter
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
In Equity. Suit by Charles Head, as administrator of'William S. Smoot, against Samuel W. Porter, master armorer at the Springfield armory, for infringement of a patent. Heard on plea to the jurisdiction.
1Opinion of the CourtColt, J.
The plea in tbis case raises the single question of jurisdiction. The suit was originally brought by William-S. Smoot, the cotn-plainant/s intestate, against James G. Benton, an officer of the United States army in command of the national armory at Springfield, Mass., charging him with infringement of two patents, dated, respectively, January 1, 18(57, and August 27, 1867, for improvements in cartridge retractors for breech-loading fire-arms. Subsequently the defendant died, and thereupon the complainant moved to amend his bill by substituting the present defendant, Porlei;, master armorer at…
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