Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1850-04-18
From me Pennsylvania IaquirsT.
Parker wheel. .sgafs, Sustained

Important Legal Dscisioa--Case af Paker's Patent
Reaction Water Wheel
In the Circuit Court Of the Uni'ed States, for the
Eastern District Of Pennsylvania in Equity, between
Oliver IT, z. Parker, assignee of Zebuon Parker,
complainant and Joseph Brant and divers other per-
sons, defendants: March 18th. $780, the following
remarks were made by bis Honor, Mr.. Justice Gr"r:
q" take this occasion 10 say, that the Cou ha no doubt
Of The validity Of the eompaiusn That question
has been fully settled here BY Trial OF extraOdi
nary Duration, AID Of The TepuE Of the
Of Parker Hume by my brother KsEe who presd-
a aud info, nation derived the sfdaviIs
and pIined wO,k which read both sides du
Ting the present heang, we'll the acquaintance with
the SUBJECT which derived while engaged in the hal Of
my mind that the comPsnants pat n, is OHy Valid but
Of the greatest Importance To the county.
may add, the pat Of both Of w. that approached
the question without any previous leaning in favor OF the
tights ASSERTED by Nh. Parker inventor and that
only upon than usually o'se scrutiny Of the
facts that we came TO the conclusion which we now ex
press
Indeed it is subject Of regret that public has been
aidy IN aCknOW lodging The merits Of the Mess Park
Inventors Their improvement, described in the
patent befOe U.s. less ingenious and profound Than
useful. 10 Fauee NJ Fourneyron received the highest
honoIs and most liberal rewards for introducing into
This improvement, after il had been invented in this
country by the Messs. Parker And il wa not until the
ejaculation o FOurneyons paper Turbines In this euH-
try, that public fairly called vaIua
bic improvement Of the Messrs. Parker.
OF the infringement by the defendants the Court has no
doubt fhe wheels which they direct and positive
VIOLATIONS Of fhe right by the si
daVliS on Denslf O deicndaUts the
they themselves have submitted The Court In poiht oil
fact the complainant has established his right to the
which he prays. But do wish establish the
pTecedet in this Court, that patty who relies upon The
verdict of jury and the judgment Of Court OF law OI
the establishment OF his title foundation Of his claim
be Quoted The possession and enjoyment Of il and oI
projecting him ggint nfTingemens by others, shall omit
the complainant has here omitted his BILL that
such proceedings at law taken place. Without such
ayeIment the ground OF the Courts action may be msun-
detsood and the defendant may not be properly apped
befoehaud Of the case which he has TO meet In these
the ready t. lay hold Of the omissions,
as we feel reluctance 10 stop two hundred mills IRON
grinding bushel of grain wing board without Civ
ing the defendants chance Of making settlement COM
promise. On the other hand is by means our inten-
ton 10 compel this complainant, 10 Iegate his patent al
ready established at law against combination OF two hum
bred wealthy mill owners this district who are, these
defendants aege using machines Of which The del above
described, is the BY amendment of this
BILL the complainant his present technical
difficulty.
No ground has been shown for the impusion that at
has been made by this complainant, black
mall it is called. Indeed his towards these de-
fendans well other persons Appeals TO have been
of great libeIaly and forbearance; advise de-
PENDANTS TO settle with him II they do not damages may
be found against them, to the extent Of their profits On
the OF this patented improvements all events amount
ing the whole profits o their mills the Of fl
ing these bills. This might be more than equitable.
On default Of settlement by defendants the Court will
order the inunctiOns the first Monday OF April
next; The complainant, In the meantime amending his
BILL alIege the establishments here law Of his title
TO exclusive right in this aud filing the s
davt Of the surviving paenee which has been read TO
in the course Of the hearing.
In all this, authorized say that my brother Kane
fully with