Sundh Electric Co. v. Cutler-Hammer Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Suits in equity by the Sundh Electric Company against the Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Company and against the General Electric Company. From a decree for defendant in the first case, complainant appeals; and from the decree in the second, both parties appeal.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of New York. Suits in equity by the Sundh Electric Company against the Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Company and against the General Electric Company. From a decree for defendant in the first case, complainant appeals; and from the decree in the second, both parties appeal. Decree in the first suit affirmed, and in the second reversed on defendant’s appeal. The first of the causes above entitled is an appeal by plaintiff from…
1Opinion of the CourtHough, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
[1] The claims in suit are printed in 198 Fed. 117, and 235 Fed. 710, and the opinions containing them fully describe the type of apparatus under consideration, its purpose and function. When (in 204 Fed. 277, 122 C. C. A. 475) the General Electric Case was here before, we felt it impossible to deal with the matters in issue, otherwise than to consider the apparent weight of evidence (largely opinion) relating to the very technical application of an abstruse science. Even without reference to the Cutler-Hammer record, it is now plain that the points then…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- In Re PottsSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Roemer v. SimonSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- In re Gamewell Fire-Alarm Tel. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1896
- Waskey v. HammerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1910
- Wagner v. MeccanoCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by8 opinions
- United States v. Newbury Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1941
- Hartford-Empire Co. v. OBEARNESTER GLASS CO.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- United States v. Port Washington Brewing Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1921
- Baltimore S. S. Co. v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
- Mayer v. MutschlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1918
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