Legal Opinion
Canon v. Robertson
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided March 30, 1929No. 1340, 1360, 1370PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.
The sole question here presented is whether this court has jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Patents in three suits in equity brought under section 4915, of the Revised Statutes (44 Stat. 1335; 35 USCA § 63), to compel the Commissioner to issue certain patents. The question is raised by motions to dismiss tbe bills of complaint for want of jurisdiction. The Commissioner, although a resident of Chevy Chase, Md., and therefore a resident of this district, has refused to accept service of subpoenas there, claiming that be can be sued only in tbe District of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Butterworth v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Baldwin Co. v. R. S. Howard Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- United States v. GronichDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 1914
- United States Ex Rel. Chott v. EwingSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Vogel v. Crown Cork & Seal Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1940
- Baltimore & OR Co. v. Board of Public WorksDistrict Court, N.D. West Virginia · 1936
- Cooper v. RobertsonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1930
- Scientific Mfg. Co. v. WalkerDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1941
- Kentucky Natural Gas Corp. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1939
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