Topliff v. Topliff
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES EOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO. Bill in equity to restrain alleged infringements of letters-patent. Decree dismissing the bill, from which complainants appealed. The case is stated in the opinion of'the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Matthews
delivered the opinion of .the court.
The appellants, complainants below, on the 28th February, 1880, filed their bill in equity to restrain the alleged infringement by the defendant of letters-patent No. 166,950, granted August 24, 1875, to John A. Topliff, for a new and useful improvement in bow-sockets for buggy-tops.' As stated in the specification, “This invention has relation to. bow-sockets for buggy-tops, and consists in placing a filling of wood in the tubes of the bow-sockets to strengthen the same; also in extending the strip of steel which is inserted in the wood filling far enough…
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