Legal Opinion

Ryder v. Schlichter

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 16, 1903No. 43PublishedCited by 23 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In Equity.

1Opinion of the Court

J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.

This is a bill in equity to restrain the infringement of letters patent No. 627,732, granted June 27, 1899, to George Harder, now deceased, whose executor is the complainant, for improvements in silos. The validity of the patent is not disputed, the sole question being one of infringement, and this is to be decided by determining the scope of the fourth claim of the patent.

A silo, as is now well known — the art is comparatively recent — is a receptacle intended to preserve and store forage in edible condition, to be used during the winter and the spring. It has…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Winans v. DenmeadSupreme Court of the United States · 1854
  2. King v. GallunSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Consolidated Fastener Co. v. Columbian Fastener Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1897
  4. Ryder v. SchlichterU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1903
  5. United States v. Pinney, Casse & Lackey Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1900

3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Kunzman v. Cherokee Silo CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1962
  2. WM. B. Scaife & Sons Co. v. Falls City Woolen MillsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
  3. Murray v. Detroit Wire Spring Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1913
  4. Rollman Mfg. Co. v. Universal Hardware WorksDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1913
  5. Witherow Steel Corporation v. Donner Steel Co.District Court, W.D. New York · 1929

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