Legal Opinion

Edison Electric Light Co. v. Buckeye Electric Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio

Decided July 1, 1892No. 5,142PublishedCited by 3 opinions

This was a suit by the Edison Electric Light Company and tlu-Edison General Electric Company against the Buckeye Electric Company and others to restrain the alleged infringement of letters patent No. 223.898, issued January 27, 1880, to Thomas A. Edison, for an incandescent electric lamp. A preliminary injunction was heretofore dissolved by the court (59 Fed. 691), but a motion for a preliminary injunction has again been made, supported by additional affidavits.

1Opinion of the Court

RICKS, District Judge.

This case comes again before the court upon a motion for a preliminary injunction. Since the former motion for a dissolution of the injunction allowed in 1893 was passed upon, the plaintiffs have died additional affidavits in support of the pending motion. Though this motion asks for the order without assigning any reasons, the affidavits disclose new facts which were not brought before the court on the previous application; and, though the plaintiffs did not desire to coniine their application to tin* new facts thus presented, the court sees no reason why, upon this…

2Cited by3 opinions

  1. Goldwyn Pictures Corp. v. GoldwynCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
  2. Encyclopædia Britannica Co. v. Werner Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1905
  3. Edison Electric Light Co. v. Universal Electric Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Ohio · 1894

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API