Case ID: f_41/html/0052-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "Colt, J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Morley Sewing-Mach. Co. et al. v. Shute et al.; Same v. Mathison et al.; Morley Sewing-Mach. Co. et al. v. Mathison Manuf’g Co.
    (No. 2,671.)
    (No. 2,675.)
    
      (Circuit Court, D. Massachusetts.
    
      (Circuit Court, D. New Hampshire.
    
    December 17, 1889.)
    December 17, 1889.)
    Patents eob Inventions — Inebingesient—Button Sewing Machines.
    Letters patent No. 236,350, for a machine for sewing shank-buttons on fabrics, issued January 4, 1881, to James H. Morley and others, are infringed by a machine manufactured under letters patent No. 268,369, issued November 28,1882, to Joseph Mathison and others. Following Morley Sewing-Machine Co. v. Lancaster, 9 Bun. Ct. Rep. 299. ] *
    
    In Equity.
    
      Benjamin F. Thurston and Ambrose Eastman, for complainants.
    
      James E. Maynadier and George E. Smith, for defendants.
   Colt, J.

Upon'an examination of the papers in these cases. I think the petitions should be granted. Looking at the grounds upon which the supreme court base their decision in- Morley Sewing-Machine Co. v. Lancaster, 129 U. S. 263, 9 Sup. Ct. Rep. 299, I am of opinion that the Mathison No. 3 machine comes within the scope of that decision, and that it is an infringement of the second and thirteenth claims of the Morley patent. I do not feel called upon; in view of the opinion of the supreme court, to again construe the Morley patent, or compare what is covered by it with defendants’ machine. With the past litigation upon the Morley patent before me, it is sufficient that I should state my conclusions, .

In case No. 2,675, I shall adjudge the defendants in contempt with respect to Mathison No. 3 machine. It is not clear to me that the defendants are guilty of contempt for the collection of royalties under their leases; and therefore I shall only hold them in contempt on the first .ground. Petitions granted.