American School-Furniture Co. v. J. M. Sauder Co.

J. B. McPHEESON, District Judge.

This bill is filed by a New Jersey corporation against a manufacturer to redress an alleged infringement of letters patent; and, since the action was begun, three other suits have been brought in other federal courts by the same complainant upon the same patent, — two suits -in the district of Massachusetts against users, and one suit in the district of Delaware against a seller, of the infringing article. The pending motion asks me to restrain the further prosecution of these three actions until the validity of the patent shall be determined in this district.

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