Legal Opinion

Vanmanen v. Leonard

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 8, 1918No. 3018PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Western ’District of Michigan; Clarence W. Sessions, Judge. Suit in equity by William Vanmanen against George Leonard and Nicholas Bouma. From the final decree, complainant appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

WARRINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This is a suit for infringement of patent No. 988,677, issued to appellant William Vanmanen April 4, 1911, and relating to improvements in warehouse trucks. Upon the usual issues in such cases the patent was held valid, and claim 4 infringed, though claims 1, 2, and 3 were held not infringed, and an interlocutory decree for injunction and accounting was entered accordingly. The master reported separately profits and damages on two *940sets of trucks, the first set compr ising 322 and the second 50, hut held that both sets infringed claim 4; the court affirmed the ruling…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
  2. Arnold-Creager Co. v. Barkwill Brick Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1917
  3. Ventilated Cushion & Spring Co. v. D'ArcyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1916
  4. Marshall & Stearns Co. v. Murphy Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1912
  5. Ventilated Cushion & Spring Co. v. D'ArcyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. D'Arcy Spring Co. v. Marshall Ventilated Mattress Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1919
  2. United States Rubber Co. v. General Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
  3. Boynton v. Chicago Hardware Foundry Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1935
  4. Grand Rapids Refrigerator Co. v. StevensCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928
  5. Sales Affiliates, Inc. v. Hutzler Bros.District Court, D. Maryland · 1947

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