Bellows v. New York Cent. R.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Two suits by Arthur B. Bellows and others against the New York Central 'Railroad Company. Decrees for defendant, and complainants Bellows and Slack appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The patents were issued on June 14, 1904, to the appellant Bellows, for car sills. Thereafter the Cambria Steel Company became the exclusive licensee under this patent. A provision of this license agreement provided that it was the understanding of the parties that if the patents were declared invalid, or found to infringe patents to others, the Cambria Steel Company would havejhe right to surrender the agreement and would not thereafter be obligated to pay royalties under it. After the decision of the District Court, the Cambria Steel Company refused to further be bound…
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