Macon Knitting Co. v. Leicester Mills Co.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
The following preliminary statement will disclose the.general features of the cause to be determined: On January 2d, 1896, and on November 18th, 1895, patents were allowed to Joseph Bennor for certain improvements in straight knitting jackets for making fashioned hosiery. On September 14th, 1894, Bennor conveyed a one-half interest in this invention to the Macon Knitting Company, the other complainant.
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The following preliminary statement will disclose the.general features of the cause to be determined: On January 2d, 1896, and on November 18th, 1895, patents were allowed to Joseph Bennor for certain improvements in straight knitting jackets for making fashioned hosiery. On September 14th, 1894, Bennor conveyed a one-half interest in this invention to the Macon Knitting Company, the other complainant. On February 10th, 1896, the complainants entered into an. agreement with the defendant the Leicester Mills Company, by which they granted to the latter company an exclusive license to…
1Opinion of the Court
Reed, V. C.
Of the two complainants, the Macon Knitting Company and Joseph Bennor, each owning a one-half interest in the machines sold and in the right to manufacture and use like machines, Mr. Bennor was the inventor and patentee of the machines sold to the Leicester Mills Company. Previous to the sale the latter company was a dealer in woolen yarn, and for about two .years had been selling these goods to the Macon Knitting Company. Mr. Bennor, then interested in the business of the Macon Knitting Company, in his intercourse with the officers of the Leicester Mills Company concerning the…
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