Birdsell v. Hagerstown Agr. Imp. Manuf'g Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland
Motion to enjoin complainant [John C. Birdsell] from bringing suits against the defendants’ vendees. In this case an injunction had been issued restraining defendants from infringing on the reissued patent granted complainant May 18th, 1858, [No. 20,249,] reissued April 8th, 1862, [No. 1,299,] for an improvement in machinery for hulling and threshing clover.
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Motion to enjoin complainant [John C. Birdsell] from bringing suits against the defendants’ vendees. In this case an injunction had been issued restraining defendants from infringing on the reissued patent granted complainant May 18th, 1858, [No. 20,249,] reissued April 8th, 1862, [No. 1,299,] for an improvement in machinery for hulling and threshing clover. The defendants afterwards changed the construction of their machine, and proceeded to sell clover hullers of the changed construction. On a motion made by complainant to commit them for contempt of court, for violating the injunction…
1Opinion of the Court
The following was the decree entered by the court:
BOND, Circuit Judge.
This cause coming on, etc., on petition of defendant for injunction against complainant, to restrain him from prosecuting or threatening to do so, suits against any vendee of defendant for use or sale of clover hullers made by defendant, and sold by them, and it appearing to court that complainant has threatened to bring such suits, while suit is pending by him in this court against defendants,. the manufacturers, the' court doth order that complainant be restrained from commencing prosecution, or threatening so to do, any…
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