Felix v. Scharnweber
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. This w&s an action of assumpsit, brought in the Circuit Court - of Cook County in ■ the State of Illinois by Scharnweber against Felix to recover royalties under the following contract signed by both parties : “Memorandum of agreement between Benjamin F. Felix and 'William Scharnweber, both of the pity of Chicago, made this 12th day of February, 1878, witnesseth:. That whereas the said Benjamin F. Felix and William…
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. This w&s an action of assumpsit, brought in the Circuit Court - of Cook County in ■ the State of Illinois by Scharnweber against Felix to recover royalties under the following contract signed by both parties : “Memorandum of agreement between Benjamin F. Felix and 'William Scharnweber, both of the pity of Chicago, made this 12th day of February, 1878, witnesseth:. That whereas the said Benjamin F. Felix and William Scharnweber are joint proprietors of a certain patent for an improved rope reel, and it is mutually decided between them that…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
This record does not present any federal question; No such question is stated in the pleadings, involved in the rulings at the trial or in the final judgment, or mentioned in the opinion of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
The action was brought upon a contract in writing between the parties, being the joint owners of a patent for an improved rope reel, by.which it was agreed that the defendant should have the exclusive control of the manufacture and sale of the reel, paying to the plaintiff a certain royalty on each reel .sold. This was not a case arising under the patent laws of the United…
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