Legal Opinion
Jackes-Evans Mfg. Co. v. Hemp & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1905No. 2,201PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri.
1Opinion of the Court
LOCHREN, District Judge.
The complainant (appellant) brought this suit to restrain the infringement by defendant of letters patent No. 481,856, issued to Thomas S. Evans, August 30, 1892, for an improvement in stovepipes, which patent was assigned to complainant August 4, 1904. In his specification the patentee says:
“The object of my invention is to provide an improved lock for the engaging edges of stovepipe joints, whereby, when the ends of the same are compressed, so as -to fit. within the adjacent joints, the said edges will not become disengaged, but will be more securely fastened…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Brown v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Richards v. Chase Elevator Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1895
- American Fibre-Chamois Co. v. Buckskin-Fibre Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- New York Belting & Packing Co. v. New Jersey Car Spring & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Blessing v. Works.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1888
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Dezendorf v. Twentieth Century-Fox Film CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
- Gray v. Texas Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935