Krentler-Arnold Hinge Last Co. v. Belcher

LOWELL, District Judge.

This is a suit for the infringement of letters patent No. 842,319, granted to G. A. Krentler on January 29, 1907, and letters patent No. 969,244', granted to Rudolph Carl on September 6, 1910, relating to lasts used in the manufacture of shoes. The defendant denies that he infringes the Krentler patent, alleges that the Carl patent is void, and sets up by way of counterclaim that the plaintiff infringes letters "patent No. 1,195,266, granted to Otto A. Peterson on August 22, 1916, one-half interest in which is owned by him.

The defendant had for many years been a…