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V & S Ice MacHine Company, Inc. v. Eastex Poultry Company, Inc., North Star Ice Equipment Company, Intervenor-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 15, 1971No. 29516_1PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:

V & S lee Machine Company, Inc. brought this action against Eastex Poultry Company, Inc. for infringement of two United States Patents, Nos. 2,659,212 and 2,712,734, by the use. of devices manufactured and supplied by North Star Ice Equipment Company. North Star intervened as a defendant. The District Court granted summary judgment for the defendants. This Court reversed in V & S Ice Machine Company v. Eastex Poultry Company, 1967, 381 F.2d 303. On remand, the District Court conducted a full trial and concluded once again that the accused devices do not infringe…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Miller v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  3. Kessler v. EldredSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  4. Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Beckman Instruments, Inc., and Leland C. Clark, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Chemtronics, Inc. And J. Ryan Neville, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. James C. Hobbs v. United States of America, Atomic Energy CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  2. Harrington Manufacturing Co., Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Idas B. White, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
  3. The Laitram Corporation v. Deepsouth Packing Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
  4. Railex Corporation v. The Speed Check Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  5. Pravel, Wilson & Matthews v. Robert J. VossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973

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