Legal Opinion
Letcher T. White v. Jeffrey Mining MacHinery Company, Jeffrey Galion, Inc., and Dresser Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided December 7, 1983No. Appeal 83-640PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JACK R. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Plaintiff-appellee White sued Jeffrey Mining Company, et al. (“Jeffrey”) for infringement of claims 1, 12, and 13 of his United States Patent No. 3,524,680 1 for a mining machine. After a jury trial, the patent claims in issue were held valid and found infringed. The jury awarded White $8 million, which was increased to $12 million by the trial judge. Jeffrey’s motions for judgment notwithstanding the verdicts and for a new trial were denied. We reverse on the validity…
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