Legal Opinion
National Mechanical Directory Co v. Polk
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 2, 1903No. 825PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Appeal'from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of California.
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT, Circuit Judge.
Ralph L. Polk and Wm. E. Murdock, as owners of letters patent No. 254,429, issued December 28, 1886, to W. H. Pierce, for a station indicator, brought suit against the Los Angeles Modern Directory Company, the National Mechanical Directory Company, and Geo. W. Maxwell to enjoin them from infringing said letters patent. They obtained a decree as prayed for, and the two defendants last named have taken their appeal therefrom.
It is assigned as error that the court overruled the appellants’ motion for a nonsuit at the close of the testimony taken for the appellees. We might…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Trent v. Risdon Iron & Locomotive WorksCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900
- Toppan v. Tiffany Refrigerator Car Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois · 1889
3Cited by2 opinions
- Moseley v. United States Appliance Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1946
- Schick Dry Shaver, Inc. v. Wotoshaver, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1938