Laclede-Christy Clay Products Co. v. City of St. Louis
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; Charles B. Earis, Judge. Suit in equity for infringement of a patent by Laclede-Christy Clay Products Company against the City of St. Louis. Prom a decree dismissing the bill (270 Fed. 338), complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Circuit Judge.
This suit is for infringement of rights alleged to belong to appellant under Girtanner’s Letters Patent 986,455, issued March 14, 1911, on application of January 8, 1910, for a furnace arch. On final hearing the District Judge, in a well-considered opinion, 270 Fed. 338, sustained the defense of anticipation as to the involved claims 1, 2 and 3, and dismissed the complaint. The three claims are so nearly alike that we adopt the course of appellant in setting out only claim 3 as the most specific and best to consider:
“In a furnace arch, the combination with a pair of…
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- Howard v. Detroit Stove WorksSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- D'Arcy v. Staples & Hanford Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1908
- Regent Mfg. Co. v. Penn Electrical & Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
- H. Mueller Mfg. Co. v. A. Y. McDonaly & Morrison Mfg. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern Iowa · 1908
- Laclede Christy Clay Products Co. v. City of St. LouisDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1921
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