Pentlarge v. Kirby

These six actions were brought to recover 10 penalties of $100 in each of the six suits, under section 1901 of the Revised Statutes, for falsely stamping upon certain nnpatented wooden vent bungs the words “Pat. Nov. 28, 1882,” with intent to deceive the public. The section above referred to imposes upon every person “who in any manner marks upon or affixes to any unpatented article the word ‘patent,’ or any word importing that the same is patented, for the purpose of deceiving the public, a penalty of $100 for each article so stamped; one-half of said penalty to the use of the person who…