Johnson Bros. Engineering Corp. v. Masters

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

Presented for determination on this appeal are questions involving the validity and infringement of three patents. They all relate to outboard motors. Two of them were issued to Carl H. Hult and Osear W. Hult, Nos. 1,207,761 and 1,166,523. The first enumerated is known as the “A” patent, the latter as the “B” patent. A third patent, No. 1,467,641, to L. J. Johnson also deals with an “outboard motor.” The first-named' appellant owns the patents, while the Johnson Motor Company is a licensee and manufacturer of the motors embodying the patent. Appellee is a customer of the…