Legal Opinion
Pederson v. STEWART-WARNER CORPORATION
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided July 23, 1975No. 73 C 2607PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DECKER, District Judge.
In this case, a jury found that the plaintiff, Walter H. Pederson, had a valid patent for a snowmobile speedometer, and that the defendant, Stewart-Warner Corporation (“Stewart-Warner”) had willfully infringed the patent through the sale of parts from which a snowmobile owner or manufacturer could mount a speedometer on a snowmobile. Damages of $140,000 were assessed as part of the verdict. Defendant has moved for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict, or in the alternative for a new trial, under Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Graham v. John Deere Co. of Kansas CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. Supermarket Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Lincoln Engineering Co. v. Stewart-Warner Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sinclair & Carroll Co. v. Interchemical Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Anderson's-Black Rock, Inc. v. Pavement Salvage Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jerry F. Connell, Gary F. Burns and Conelco, Inc., Appellants/cross-Appellees v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., a Corporation, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
- Walter H. Pederson, Resident of Minnesota v. Stewart-Warner Corporation, a Corporation of the State of Virginia,defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976