Calhoun v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia
In Equity. Suit for infringement of letters patent No. 340,769, for baling short-cut hay or straw, granted April 27, 1886, to Emery M. Davenport. On demurrer to bill.
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, District Judge.
The complainant brings this bill to enjoin the defendant company from the use of a certain patent right, and to have a decree for the gains and profits realized by the defendant from the use of such patent. The letters patent in question were granted to Emery M. Davenport on April 27, 1886. The bill alleges that Emery M. Davenport died intestate soon after the issuance of the letters patent, and on the 2d day of May, 1887, Ellen M. Davenport was duly and legally appointed administratrix on the estate of said Emery M. Davenport by the surrogate of the county of…
2Cited by1 opinion
- Calhoun v. Southern Cotton Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1903