Legal Opinion

American Middlings Purifier Co. v. Christian

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota

Decided August 15, 1877PublishedCited by 6 opinions

[In equity. Bill by the American Mid-dlings Purifier Company against John A. Christian & Co. for infringing plaintiff’s patents Nos. 37,317, 37,318, and 37,321. Heard on motion for preliminary injunction. Motion allowed unless the defendants give security in the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. On final hearing plaintiff’s bill was dismissed.

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[In equity. Bill by the American Mid-dlings Purifier Company against John A. Christian & Co. for infringing plaintiff’s patents Nos. 37,317, 37,318, and 37,321. Heard on motion for preliminary injunction. Motion allowed unless the defendants give security in the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. On final hearing plaintiff’s bill was dismissed. American Middlings Purifier Co. v. Atlantic Milling Co., Case No. 306.] This suit was commenced in May last, by the complainant, as the owner of the patent by assignment from the patentee, to recover damages in the sum of $300,000, for an…

1Opinion of the Court

MILLER, Circuit Justice,

orally. — In the matter of the application of the American Middlings Purifier Company against John A. Christian & Co., we are compelled, this morning, to announce the result of our consultations on it, although, perhaps, very inadequately prepared to do it with perfect satisfaction to ourselves. I must leave today, in order to reach the circuit court at Denver, Judge Dillon not being in attendance at that court, and it will have been in session a couple of days when I get there in any event, and, under the circumstances, we must give it the best judgment that we have.

Th…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cochrane v. DeenerSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Cochrane v. DeenerSupreme Court of the United States · 1877

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Kelley v. Cable Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1889
  2. Gustafson v. Seattle Traction Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1902
  3. Radio Corp. of America v. Radio Engineering Laboratories, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1932
  4. Warren Bros. v. City of MontgomeryU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Middle Alabama · 1909
  5. Brown Manuf'g Co. v. MastU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern Ohio · 1892

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