Kent v. Morris Mills, Inc.

SPARKS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff charged Morris Mills, Inc., with infringement of United States Patent No. 2,018,966. The patent was issued to Edward Miller, Harry L. Goodwin, Sr., and Edgar Miller, on October 29, 1935, upon an application filed November 25, 1932. It relates to the treatment of wheat in such a manner that the germ may be retained in the flour without injury to the keeping qualities of the flour.

The defenses by the corporation were non-infringement and a denial of title in the plaintiff. The defendant corporation also filed a counterclaim in which it asked that the plaintiff be…