Gill v. United States
United States Court of Claims
On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the ease: The following are the facts of the case as fouud by the court I. During the period of time within which the claimant invented the devices hereinafter mentioned he was in the defendants’ employment, and received wages, or a salary, for his services.
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On the Proofs. The Reporters’ statement of the ease: The following are the facts of the case as fouud by the court I. During the period of time within which the claimant invented the devices hereinafter mentioned he was in the defendants’ employment, and received wages, or a salary, for his services. The terms of his employment required him to exercise his mechanical skill in the service of the defendants, but did not require the exercise of his inventive genius in such service, nor secure to the defendants the right to use any inventions of the claimant without compensation therefor. Letters…
1Opinion of the Court
htOTT, J.,
delivered the opinion of the court:
■ The history of this case, which it is needless to repeat, will be found in the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth findings. We-now proceed to consider the law by which it must be governed.
In Solomon’s Case (22 C. Cls., R., 335) this court said:
“ Upon the facts now found the court is of the opinion that where an officer of the Government is properly assigned to the-task of devising, preparing, or making an instrument, implement, or other subject of manufacture for the public service, and he does so, the Government bearing the expense of the…
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