Winton Motor Carriage Co. v. Lindsay Auto Parts Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the East- • ern Division of the Northern District óf Ohio; John H. Clarke, Judge. Suit in equity by the Lindsay Auto Parts Company against the Winton Motor Carriage Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Suit for infringement, brought by the Lindsay Company against the Winton Company, on claims 2 and 3 of Lindsay patent, No. 748,760, dated January 5, 1904, on application filed August 18, 1902, covering a rear axle for automobiles. The District Court held both claims valid and infringed, and the defendant brings this appeal.
[ 1 ] The rear axle of an automobile is a shaft which is driven by power, suitably transmitted from the engine, and which, in turn, revolves the rear wheels rigidly attached thereto. Before Lindsay’s time the rear axle had been evolved into a two-part…
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