Morse Twist Drill & Machine Co. v. Morse

As the case comes before us on demurrer to the plaintiff’s bill in equity, the allegations of the bill must be taken to be true.

The plaintiffs seek to restrain the defendant from violating an agreement made between the parties June 22, 1864. The defendant covenants therein that he will convey to the plaintiffs two patents which have been issued to him for improvements made by him in “twist drills and collets;” also his machinery and tools; also his rights of renewal and extension of the patents ; his rights to letters patent for his machinery and inventions for making drills and collets, or…