Iowa Washing Mach. Co. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by the Iowa Washing Machine Company against Montgomery Ward & Co. for infringement of reissue letters patent No. 12,733, for a washing machine, granted to Bert A. Stocking and Hiram Mendenhall. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, District Judge.
There is a touch of business romance in this suit concerning a washing machine, and an illustration of the opportunities always open to ingenious men to make contributions to the general good and to gather in a just reward for their efforts. These patentees were men of limited attainments, who appreciated the desirability of producing, if possible, a washing machine arrangement which would be a substantial saver of labor, would be fairly simple in construction, and exceedingly simple in operation.
The prior art had developed a large variety of machines, which were…
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