Albright v. Teas
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. This was a suit in equity originally brought in the Court of Chancery of the State'-of New Jersey by Teas, against Albright, Cahoone, and Tompkins. ’ The bill alleges. that he is the inventor and patentee of certain improvements in coach-pads, harness-saddles, and saddle-trees, covered by three certain letters-patent issued to him; that on Feb. 1, 1876, he made an agreement in writing of that…
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of New Jersey. This was a suit in equity originally brought in the Court of Chancery of the State'-of New Jersey by Teas, against Albright, Cahoone, and Tompkins. ’ The bill alleges. that he is the inventor and patentee of certain improvements in coach-pads, harness-saddles, and saddle-trees, covered by three certain letters-patent issued to him; that on Feb. 1, 1876, he made an agreement in writing of that date with Albright tand Cahoone, which is in substance as follows: He agreed on his part to assign to them said…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Woods
'■ The contention of the appellants is that the case is one “ arising under the . . . laws of the United States,” and was, therefore, properly removable from the State to the United States courts, and should not have been remanded.
■ It is clear, from an inspection of the bill and answers, that the case is founded upon the agreement in writing between the appellee and the appellants Albright and Cahoone, by which the former, for a consideration therein ■ specified, transferred to the latter his. interest in certain letters-patent. The suit was brought to recover the cónsideratioh for this…
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