Electric Furnace Corporation, Cross-Plaintiff-Appellee v. Deering Milliken Research Corporation, Cross-Defendant-Appellant

CECIL, Circuit Judge.

This action was begun in the United. States District Court for the Eastern, District of Tennessee by Deering Milliken Research Corporation against Electric Furnace Corporation, as a suit for infringement of a patent. While this action was pending, Electric Furnace-Corporation filed a cross-claim against' Deering Milliken Research Corporation-on a charge of libel. Subsequently, the patent infringement action was disposed of and the case proceeded to trial on the cross-claim for libel. The patent infringement action is not here involved, except as it furnishes background…