Clapper v. Original Tractor Cab Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Parkinson, Circuit Judge, dissented in part.
1Opinion of the Court
KNOCH, Circuit Judge.
This action was originally brought April 14, 1950, by Clyde E. Clapper and Lee Flora for infringement of Clapper Patent No. 2,452,834 (Hot Air Deflector for Tractors) and Flora Patent No. 2,461,974 (Enclosure for Tractors). The original defendants, The Original Tractor Cab Company (hereinafter called “Original”) and Stanley Williams (its president and a director) joined licensees of Clapper and Flora as cross-defendants.1 Original and Williams counterclaimed for misuse of patents and violation of the antitrust laws.
By settlement in December 1954, Flora dismissed his claim…
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