Legal Opinion
Hardwick v. Masland
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania
Decided December 26, 1895No. 32PublishedCited by 2 opinions
This was a suit in equity by Harry Hardwick against Morris H. Masland and Frank E. Masland, trading as C. H. Masland & Sons, for alleged infringement of a patent for a carpet fabric.
1Opinion of the Court
DALLAS, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit upon letters patent Kb, 382,157, dated May 1, 1888, to Harry Hardwick, for “carpet fabric.” The only claim involved is as follows:
“(1) A two-ply ingrain carpet fabric, having the weft threads divided into sets of five, of which three are in one-ply, and two in the other, all substantially as set forth.”
The controversy as to infringement, which is the only one, is presented in an unusual, but not unprecedented, manner. The answer denies, in general terms, that the defendants have infringed, but specifically admits—
“That, they have manufactured a fabric…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Seymour v. OsborneSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Cantrell v. WallickSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Doyle v. SpauldingUnited States Circuit Court · 1884
- Freese v. SwartchildUnited States Circuit Court · 1888
- Hayes v. BickelhouptU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1885
3Cited by2 opinions
- American Delinter Co. v. American Machinery & Construction Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1904
- Crown Cork & Seal Co. of Baltimore City v. Brooklyn Bottle Stopper Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1913