Edward Valves, Inc., and Rockwell Manufacturing Company v. Cameron Iron Works, Inc.

The appellants petition for a rehearing on two grounds. They aver that this Court erred in according undue weight to the trial court’s “Findings” and in affirming the district court’s holding of “wilful infringement.”(1) Appellants contend that this Court accorded undue weight to the trial court’s “Findings”, since the record shows that: (a) the decision of the trial court is based upon a series of misunderstandings of the facts and the law; (b) the “Findings” are inconsistent with the trial judge’s reasons for his decision; (c) the “Findings” were written by appellee’s counsel and were…