Legal Opinion
Saturn Manufacturing, Inc., Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Co. And Robert M. Williams, Appellees/cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1983No. 81-2390, 81-2442PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
An industrial shear-type shredder for pulverizing metal scrap, tire, and general refuse has spawned this controversy. Saturn Manufacturing, Inc. obtained a patent on the shredder in question and brought this action against Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Company and Robert M. Williams claiming patent infringement and unfair competition concerning Saturn’s shredder. The defendants counterclaimed for a declaratory judgment that the patent was invalid and not infringed. A jury returned a verdict for Saturn on the patent validity and infringement issues and…
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