Commercial Acetylene Co. v. Schroeder
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of Illinois; Christian C. Kohlsaat, Judge. Suit in equity by the Commercial Acetylene Company and the PrestO-Lite Company against the Searchlight Gas Company, George F. Schroeder, and Oscar Bauer. Decree for defendants, and complainants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
HUMPHREY, District Judge.
A considerable volume of prior litigation on the patent in suit is to be found in the books, but this is the first case in which the defenses here presented appear to have had the consideration of the court.
The Court of Appeals of the Sixth Circuit, in 192 Fed. 321, held that it would not review the discretion of the court below in following the Milwaukee court on an application for a preliminary restraining order, but that the question of validity would be open on final hearing; and the Court of Appeals of the Eighth Circuit in Commercial Acetylene Company et al. v.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Acme Acetylene Appliance Co. v. Commercial Acetylene Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1911
- Fireball Gas Tank & Illuminating Co. v. Commercial Acetylene Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1912
- Malignani v. Hill-Wright Electric Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1910
- Malignani v. Jasper Marsh Consol. Electric Lamp Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1910
- Commercial Acetylene Co. v. Searchlight Gas Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1912
3Cited by3 opinions
- Searchlight Gas Co. v. Prest-O-Lite Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1914
- Prest-O-Lite Co. v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
- Prest-O-Lite Co. v. HeidenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915