Hand-Stitch Broom Sewing-Mach. Co. v. Blood
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
At Law. Action by the Hand-Stitch Broom Sewing-Machine Company against John D. Blood, James Blood, and Frank A. Blood, to recover royalties. Tried by the court. Jury trial ivaived by written stipulation.
1Opinion of the CourtCoxe, J.
The plaintiff brings this action to recover $2,872.59, with interest thereon, being the aggregate of royalties agreed to be paid by the defendants for the use of 15 broom sewing-machines, covered by letters patent owned by the plaintiff. The cause of action is admitted. The defendants set up a counter-claim. The amount of the counterclaim is not stated in the answer, but counsel agree that it can readily be arrived at, and no objection is made to the pleadings in this regard. The counter-claim grows out of a contract, dated April 9, 1883, between the defendants and plaintiff’s predecessors,…
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