Schumacher v. Cornell
Supreme Court of the United States
Appeal from the- Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. This is a suit by George B. Cornell, against.
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Appeal from the- Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. This is a suit by George B. Cornell, against. Eilert Schumacher and William Johnson, for an injunction, and for damages claimed for the alleged infringement by them of reissued letters-patent No. 5026, granted Aug. 6, 1872, to John Laeéy and George B. Cornell, for an improvement in wrenches for extracting bung-bushes; said letters being a r'eissue of original letters No. 118J517, dated Au 29,187 The defendants justified under letters-patent No. 133,536, issued to Johnson Dec. 3, 1872, for an improvement…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice S wayne
delivered the opinion of the court.
This is a suit in equity founded upon reissued patent No. 5026. The reissue is for “ an improved wrench for securing metallic bushing in casks and barrels,” and bears date on the 6th of August, 1872. The appellee is the complainant.
■ The bill alleges infringement, and prays for an injunction, and damages.
The answer- denies the infringement, and sets up several other defences.
This opinion will be confined to the question of infringement.
The description of the appellee’s wrench and his claim are thus set forth in the reissue: —
“ The present…
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