Van Norman v. Barbeau
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff, Minnie M. Van Norman, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Thomas Canty, J., made February 14, 1893, denying her motion for a new trial. Luther C. Farmer obtained Letters Patent No. 399,860 in 1890 for improvements in weighing-scales. He sold a fourth interest to the plaintiff and another fourth to J. H. White.
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Appeal by plaintiff, Minnie M. Van Norman, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Thomas Canty, J., made February 14, 1893, denying her motion for a new trial. Luther C. Farmer obtained Letters Patent No. 399,860 in 1890 for improvements in weighing-scales. He sold a fourth interest to the plaintiff and another fourth to J. H. White. On March 9, 1891, they licensed Charles F. Barbeau to manufacture and sell the scales and use any improvements Farmer might invent. He agreed to pay them therefor one dollar upon each set of scales made under the license, and further agreed that…
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
The plaintiff and Luther G. Farrder and J. H. White, owners of letters patent for improvements in weighing scales, on the 9th day of March, 1891, entered into a certain license contract with the defendant Charles F. Barbeau, described in the complaint, in and by which he was granted the exclusive right to manufacture and sell the scales therein described, and all the improvements owned or controlled by the parties of the first part, and in consideration of which he agreed to pay certain royalties upon the number of machines mentioned during the life of the patent, and thereby agreed to pay a…
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