Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. v. Montgomery Electric Light & Power Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
In Equity. Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. The patent in suit, No. 469,809, was granted to William Stanley, Jr., March 1, 1892, for improvements in systems of electrical distribution.
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In Equity. Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. The patent in suit, No. 469,809, was granted to William Stanley, Jr., March 1, 1892, for improvements in systems of electrical distribution. The patent has been considered and sustained in tbis circuit in tbe so-called “Saranac Case” (C. 0.) 108 Fed. 221, affirmed in 113 Fed. 884, 51 C. C. A. 514. Tbe patent was also considered by the Circuit Court for tbe District of Massachusetts in 117 Fed. 309, and by tbe Circuit Court for tbe Southern District of New York in 119 Fed. 365.
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, Circuit Judge.
To what was said at the close of the argument but little need be added. It is agreed by counsel that the only question to be decided on this motion is the following: Does the defendant use a length of wire substantially equal to the length of wire prescribed by the Stanley patent? In other words, it was admitted at the argument that in this circuit the question of infringement is the only one left open for discussion and that it must be determined in favor of the complainant if the foregoing question be answered in the affirmative.
The specification of the Stanley patent…
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