Otis Elevator Co. v. City of Grafton

BAKER, District Judge.

Findings of Fact.

1. This is a suit filed October 1, 1945, under the United States Patent Laws for infringement of Linquist et al. patent 1,904,647, issued April 18, 1933, on an application filed May 21, 1925, entitled “Elevator System.”

2. Plaintiff, Otis Elevator Company, is a corporation of New Jersey, and has an office and place of business in New York City, New York. It owns the patent in suit, and has owned it throughout the period since its issuance.

3. Defendant, the City of Grafton, is a municipal corporation of West Virginia, and has an office at Grafton, West…