Legal Opinion
Massie v. Fruit Growers' Express Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 14, 1929No. 673PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
All the claims of patent No. 1,588,948, granted to Edward A. Downey, June 15, 1926, on an application filed March 6, 1925, are here in issue. The device called for by the claims is a hinge connecting the several panels of slatted racks, used upon the floor of fruit and vegetable cars to allow better ventilation and refrigeration, so as to permit the folding of the panels face to face or hack to hack. The plaintiff, John A. Massie, trustee, is Downey’s assignee. The defendant, Fruit Growers’ Express Company, though conceding that it has manufactured and used for its…
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