Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Seiberling
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of the Northern District of Ohio; John M. Killits, Judge. Suit in equity by Frank A. Seiberling against the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company. Decree for complainant, and defendant appeals;
1Opinion of the Court
DENISON, Circuit Judge.
Seiberling brought the usual infringement suit against the appellant, based upon two patents, each relating to the manufacture of casings for automobile tires. The first was issued' to Seiberling and Stevens on June 14, 1904, and was No. 762,561; the second was issued to Seiberling on November 30, 1909, No. 941,962, upon an application made by State. The court below held valid and infringed claims 1, 2, and 14 of the earlier patent, and 16 claims of the later patent. The defendant had denied that there was either validity or infringement. After the case had been argued…
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