Corrington v. Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Suit in equity by Murray Corrington and the Corrington Air Brake Company against the Westinghouse Air Brake Company. Decree for complainants (173 Fed. 69), and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
The patent relates to improvements in fluid pressure brake apparatus and has for its object the better control of railway vehicles by enabling the engineer to hold the train under a more certain and continuous brake control than was possible under the: then existing brake systems. The patentee asserts that his apparatus is capable of operation as an engine brake system in connection with the regular automatic brake system upon the car:
_ “First. As part of the regular automatic brake system, setting the brakes oh the engine at the same time they are set on the cars and…
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