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Phoenix Caster Co. v. Spiegel

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided March 3, 1890No. 150PublishedCited by 39 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF INDIANA. In equity to restrain infringements of letters patent. The ease is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blatchford

This is a suit in equity, brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana, by the Phoenix Caster Company, an Indiana corporation, against Augustus Spiegel, Henry Frank and Frederick Thoms, to recover for the alleged infringement of letters patent No. 190,152, granted May 1, 1877, on an application filed September 16, 1876, to Alexander C. Martin, for an “ improvement in furniture casters.”

The specification, claim and drawings oi the patent are as follows : “This invention relates to swivelling casters, and the objects of the invention are to secure in such…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Roemer v. PeddieSupreme Court of the United States · 1889

3Cited by39 opinions

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  3. Reece Button-Hole Ma. Co. v. Globe Button-Hole Ma. Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1894
  4. Consolidated Roller Mill Co. v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Henry J. Kaiser Company v. McLouth Steel Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1966

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