Thurston v. Reed
District Court, D. Massachusetts
In Equity. Suit by Samuel H. Thurston and others against Philip E. Reed and others. On hearing on pleadings and proofs.
1Opinion of the Court
DODGE, Circuit Judge.
The relief sought in this suit is the cancellation of an assignment by the plaintiff Thurston, executed by him February 25, 1914, of United States patent No. 706,701, which was issued to him August 12, 1902. The assignment purports to convey the patent to the defendant Reed for the sum of $200, the receipt whereof is acknowledged. The bill alleges that the assignment was procured by fraud practiced upon Thurston by the defendant Calder. It seeks also a reconveyance of the patent by the defendant United Metals Coating Company of America, to whom Reed has since assigned the…
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