Stockham v. Duncan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Sbutnern District of Illinois; J. Otis Humphrey, Judge. Suit in equity by William H. Stockham ánd the Roberts & Schaefer Company against James Duncan and others. From final decree after an accounting, both parties appeal.
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Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Southern Division of the Sbutnern District of Illinois; J. Otis Humphrey, Judge. Suit in equity by William H. Stockham ánd the Roberts & Schaefer Company against James Duncan and others. From final decree after an accounting, both parties appeal. For convenience, the appellants in said cause No. 2158 and appellees in said cause 2162 are herein termed complainants, and the appellees in cause 2158 and appellants in cause 2162 are termed defendants. In pursuance of the opinion of this court in Duncan et al. v. Stockham et al., 204 Fed.…
1Opinion of the CourtKohlsaat, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). [1] The patent in suit is for a coal washer consisting-of various means in combination for washing coal and separating it from impurities. In the process, tanks are used, the last of which in the order of use in the process is termed tank B, the function of which is to purify the water — a so-called settling tank, wherein the water is practically at rest, whereby the coal dust held in solution, being heavier than water, sinks to the bottom, leaving the water pure enough for-re-use. This water is then pumped back to the tank B and again' put into the washing…
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