Hoak v. Empire Steel Corp.

JONES, District Judge.

• The complaint in this case alleges that defendant is infringing plaintiff’s Patent No. 2,239,523 on an annealing furnace. Defendant’s answer, inter alia, denies infringement and alleges that the patent was anticipated by the prior, art. Presently, the case is before the Court on defendant’s objections to the following interrogatories:

“1. State whether or riot defendant’s annealing furnace used since April 22, 1941, has each of the following features: (a) A casing, (b) Laterally spaced walls interiorly of the casing, (cj One of the walls extending upwardly from' the…