Howe v. General Motors Corp.

LA BUY, District Judge.

Findings of Fact

1. This is an action, with a jury demand, by Earl E. Howe, plaintiff, against General Motors Corporation, defendant, charging infringement by defendant of U. S. Letters Patent No. 2,201,490 for “Inclined Hinge”, which was issued May 21, 1940, and expired by its terms during the pendency of this action, which was filed December 17, 1954.

*3312. In response to a motion for more definite statement, plaintiff specified that the defendant infringed the patent in suit by the use in automobiles of the hinging structures of the following automobile models:

Front doors…