Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. v. Great Northern Ry. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This was a suit in equity by the Westinghouse Air-Brake Company against the Great Northern Railway Company and others for an infringement of a patent for air brakes. The cause was heard on a motion for preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
This is a motion for injunction based on the Westinghouse patent, No. 376,837, against certain air brakes now in use by defendant railway, and which were bought from the New York Air-Brake Company. The owners of the patent have finally established their rights, after a long and arduous litigation against the manufacturers of the infringing brakes (59 Fed. 581, 11 C. C. A. 528; 63 Fed. 962; 65 Fed. 99; 16 C. C. A. 371, 69 Fed. 715; 77 Fed. 616), and are now seeking to enjoin the users of such *133brakes irom continued infringement of their rights. The affidavits show that…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. v. New York Air-Brake Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1894
- Westinghouse v. New York Air-Brake Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1893
- Allington & Curtis Manuf'g Co. v. BoothCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1897
- New York Air-Brake Co. v. Westinghouse Air-Brake Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1895
- Westinghouse Air-Brake Co. v. New York Air-Brake Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1896
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- Nerney v. New York, N. H. & H. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936