Ross v. City of Ft. Wayne
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. Suit by Isaac C. Walker against the city of Ft. Wayne to restrain the alleged infringement of a patent. Nathan Ó. Eoss was substituted as plaintiff, and filed a supplemental bill. On the 21st of April, 1892, Isaac C. Walker brought in the court below his bill of complaint against the city of Ft.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana. Suit by Isaac C. Walker against the city of Ft. Wayne to restrain the alleged infringement of a patent. Nathan Ó. Eoss was substituted as plaintiff, and filed a supplemental bill. On the 21st of April, 1892, Isaac C. Walker brought in the court below his bill of complaint against the city of Ft. Wayne, Ind., alleging infringement of reissued letters patent No. 6,831, issued January 4, 1876, in lieu of original letters No. 165,438, granted July 13, 1875, to Robert Bragg, showing adjudications of the validity of the…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, Circuit Judge
(after stating tke facts). In Clark v. Wooster, 119 U. S. 322, 7 Sup. Ct. 217, tke suit was upon a patent wkick kad 15 days only to run wken tke bill was filed; no special ground for equitable relief was skown, except tke prayer for an injunction; and tkougk, by tke rules of tke court, only four days’ notice of an application was required, it does not appear tkat an injunction or restraining order was asked for; yet tke jurisdiction was upkeld, tke court saying tkat, “if tke case was one for equitable relief wken tké suit was instituted, tke mere fact tkat tke ground *469for such relief expired…
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