Marshall & Stearns Co. v. Murphy Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Second Division of the Northern District of California; William C. Van Fleet, Judge. Suit in equity by the Marshall & Stearns Company and Charles R. Jordan against the Murphy Manufacturing'Company and William U. Murphy. Decree for defendants, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
From the decree of the court below, dismissing the appellant’s bill, on the ground that the appellees had not infringed the letters patent sued upon, the present appeal is taken.
[1] The appellant’s letters patent No. 892,668 were issued on July 7, 1908, to Charles R. Jordan, for an improvement in “apartment wall furniture,” the object of which is to provide a means whereby an ornamental article of furniture or other fixture may appear within an apartment during the day, and which may be reversed to present a bed or couch to be occupied at night. The structure consists…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morgan Envelope Co. v. Albany Perforated Wrapping Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Thomas v. Rocker Spring Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- American Stove Co. v. Cleveland Foundry Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
- Johnson Furnace & Engineering Co. v. Western Furnace Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1910
- Hale v. World Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
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