Cheatham Electric Switching Device Co. v. Transit Development Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of New York. Suit in equity by the Cheatham Electric Switching Device Company against the Transit Development Company and another. Decree for complainant, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
WARD, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an interlocutory decree, awarding an injunction and accounting for infringement of United States letters patent 612,702 and 917,541 for an automatic railway switch. The bill was filed July 14, 1911.
[1]. The complainant offered in evidence what was stipulated to be a copy of the record in two actions at law begun January 4, 1911, which were tried together, against the defendants in this cause, to recover damages for infringement of the same patents. It was objected that the witnesses should be called and examined. This is not like an attempt to use…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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