Searchlight Gas Co. v. Prest-O-Lite Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana; Albert B. Anderson, Judge. Suit in equity by the Prest-O-Lite Company against the Searchlight Gas Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals.
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Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana; Albert B. Anderson, Judge. Suit in equity by the Prest-O-Lite Company against the Searchlight Gas Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals. Appellant seeks a reversal or ’ modification of the following decree: “That a writ of injunction be issued herein, pursuant to the prayer of said bill of complaint, against said defendant, perpetually restraining and enjoining it, its officers, agents, servants, attorneys, and employes, and all others acting in aid or assistance of it, or claiming or holding…
1Opinion of the CourtBaker, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). A reading of the decree gives a general understanding of the purpose of the suit, but the propriety of the terms of the injunction can best be seen against the background of the record facts respecting the nature of appellee’s trade and property rights and the character of appellant’s trespasses.
For use on automobiles at night appellee many years ago began to sell steel bottles or tanks, equipped with regulatory outlet valves, and containing acetylene gas dissolved in acetone. Empty bottles were never sold by appellee to be filled and used by purchasers,…
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