Legal Opinion

Standard Caster & Wheel Co. v. Caster Socket Co.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided December 17, 1901No. 1,016PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan.

1Opinion of the Court

LURTON, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree sustaining two patents as valid and finding infringement. Both patents belong to the appellee, the Caster Socket Company, and both relate to improvements in furniture casters. The first patent involved was issued May 6, 1885, to Julius Berkey, and is numbered 3x8,533; the *163second is dated July 13, 1886, is numbered 345,613, and was issued to Julius Berkey and Wm. R. Fox.

1. The Berkey patent is for an improved socket for receiving the shank of a furniture caster, said socket being provided with a spring made integral with one side of the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. McClain v. OrtmayerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
  3. Potts v. CreagerSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. Thompson v. BoisselierSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  5. Ansonia Brass & Copper Co. v. Electrical Supply Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Proudfit Loose Leaf Co. v. Kalamazoo Loose Leaf Binder Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1915
  2. D'Arcy v. Staples & Hanford Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
  3. Meccano, Ltd. v. WagnerDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 1916
  4. General Electric Co. v. Yost Electric Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1905
  5. Wagenhorst v. Hydraulic Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1928

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