Legal Opinion
Root v. Hobbs Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 5, 1923No. 55PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, Circuit Judge.
The first patent in suit, No. 1,131,161 is for a safety device for punching machines. The second, No. 1,196,-721 is for a safety device. On this appeal, the principal question contested is that of infringement. The device is a mechanism designed to prevent the crushing of the fingers of the operator while she is engaged in feeding paper stock for paper box manufacturing on an automatic machine known as an automatic paper box corner staying machine. The corner staying machine is now well established in the trade or art of making paper boxes.
The art of making paper boxes…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hobbs v. BeachSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Hutter v. De Q. Bottle Stopper Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- International Time Recording Co. v. W. H. Bundy Recording Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908
- Garrison v. Eagle Wagon WorksCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1915
3Cited by4 opinions
- Root v. Samuel Cupples Envelope Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1929
- Arthur Colton Co. v. McKesson & Robbins, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Root v. Hobbs Mfg. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1925
- Root v. John T. Robinson Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1931