Hubbard v. Allen
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 2 OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 71 October Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 645 July Term 1887, C. P. No. 2. To tbe first Monday of July, 1887, a summons in assumpsit was issued in an action by L. M. Allen, administrator d. b. n. of -George Palmer, deceased, against Charles W. Hubbard, D. M. Long, Charles Lockhart and Thomas Bakewell, surviving partners of the firm of Hubbard, Lippincott, Bakewell & Co., to recover royalties accruing…
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ERROR TO THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS NO. 2 OE ALLEGHENY COUNTY. No. 71 October Term 1888, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 645 July Term 1887, C. P. No. 2. To tbe first Monday of July, 1887, a summons in assumpsit was issued in an action by L. M. Allen, administrator d. b. n. of -George Palmer, deceased, against Charles W. Hubbard, D. M. Long, Charles Lockhart and Thomas Bakewell, surviving partners of the firm of Hubbard, Lippincott, Bakewell & Co., to recover royalties accruing under an agreement relating to the assignment of a patented improvement in the methods of manufacturing axes. Issue. At…
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION,
Mr. Justice Sterrett :
This suit, against the survivors of Hubbard, Lippincott, Bakewell '& Co., was brought to recover royalties alleged to have accrued under their agreement with George Palmer of September 2, 1871. The origin and substance of that agreement are as follows: On August 22, 1871, letters patent of the United States were issued to Charles W. Hubbard, of the firm defendants below, and George Palmer, plaintiff’s intestate, “ for a new and useful improvement in the manufacture of axes.” On September 2d following, the patentees assigned their interest in the patent to the…
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