Lumber Anti-Stain Co. v. Nester
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeals from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan. Suits in equity by the Dumber Anti-Stain Company against George Nester, Margaret Nester, John F. Nester, Frank B. Nester, and Mary Ann Bourlce, and the same against the South Arm Dumber Company, William Hibbee, and Richard P. White, respectively. Decree for de-. fendants in each case, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
COCHRAN, District Judge.
These are patent cases. They involve a single question, and that is as to the. validity of patent No. 746,678, issued December 15, 1903, to George C. Cowles, assignor to Robert H. Munson. Ownership and infringement are conceded.
The patent is entitled to be for “undressed lumber and process of preserving same.” The preservation aimed at is not against decay, but against discoloration stain. One of the origins of the stain is the sap in the lumber before it dries in the process of seasoning, which becomes exposed at the sawing by the splitting or tearing apart oi the…
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