The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1871-03-11
OPINION Ow JUDGE GRIER

vi ANAo-N oN UODbE hNiER
Az write with ii.iiculty eau only sta,e tho m,
illusions auici my MUD has come ut, er n c,,r,.,
examination Of this CASE.
fhc com 5liiaa,.i has exhibited patent dated
S''n 9i Air'I 1870 This is prlma 'acie evidence OF
s"1t title, anu pats on the respondents tbn htir
lon OF ptoll that tie pl,eni ia void or worthless
heed not tepea my remarks IN the c,., of ,,uoi
year "; Ia! q Wall Z. G. Rep; .sg) but nov
adupi them a. aiorduG rli u dc, i,on "a, ,,' n,
Pie. clearly to the pre-eht case 'f
As Tue Infringement oi the pa egt ia a.,,oi, ted
lhe on'! question Will he us to The vad.t, al run
plainan's patent OF April j,ls5S. " wa"
'It Was alter speculation hnd been reauc.d IN
practice and ai'er repeated experiments taf tho
complainant -ucctcied in overcoming he ur,ioi.e
| anu Ignorance OF tue people on the s,,hi,rf ma
persua1iag tue pu1iic tai lis inv CT tun was
ier he lai established its great u.it, and y.In
ana wien hl' zen u and patient perseverance, in
'p,'e "a @ sue'9 % .'', s.ois' wese completely sue
Hents ON the sline subject, and WI, ui.urr,..f,i
iinsslleu tna e i"l the best iiLhi to uttuIn,cr,on
d after purchasing one OF mosv Conpla.naul'slur
ledoe- he applied On the ist OF ADytnb.r Is,;
.ur a patent ior substantially the Sam. cnniin,
uuns Ol devices and IL hinc cjnt,n,d in co,nn,a;n
ants patent. Un lie 10th Ut the same Inonih th,
rcsphdeht- ioril:u them into a conn.uv -,
coiporalion ca led ~ ie kce. rur,,.dn C,itf','
Tor The y'srposs OF lirating the cumuloh,,,,i,. l.,
'e,'tvn, ana supporting the expense u lit,t,tinn
% I.u .,i''- ue.". nun OF thedlmt,. They have pei
sevofei even 'lter the pre- iminary Injunction Very
properly 9r"ntel ny tile district judrs '
,,ni ,,;'; We citereu ioT complainant for per
Pe'u.. @ .igulcuoi hiiu naster apLoiuted TO lake
Va a0e""n' "eeoiu'iiS 10 tne prayer Of The bill
H. " Iii Ek, Judge
NorE-Th" passage referred TO bv .yudoo Cr;or T.;
nls 'ofii'tr u't on, . a'lacc, p 2s3 ,.tup.d ,s
app icto!a to tIi- case was as follows; "
"ii Is Usually the Case, when any yalua,e di.c,,,
cry IL sace or any now machine of m M n ;tS i;
invented, that inca atenton Of the public h,s l.. :,
iurn'C 10 That subject previously. ana inai ,., -
per-one have been making rese,l ches ard .r"sr
inehis fhHos'pn,r. anu niechaniciats NAV rrs,.
III some m ssure anticipated in tirir ~, ,.,;;.,,'
.ie p,s,ioi.lt .lty or probability Of such discovery or
'nNch'Ion; inlny experiments nave Dte, .urr.s t,i
y iei cOilil- Neis near Yet fil linz ,h,,r, -, H.
ueSlIed result iney have pruduceu uothin, h,.n'
neal ihe inVeind vhsG perfected NAV Itutv las
, ',, " W oo ny .u.h',iaihe polnt u! MANY expert
men :, not ony oy the inventor, bur by NAM ntn
ors' he Eily nave prrfed iRdircc ly by iLn ;,,,n,
ce-siui expe!ln.cnt' ana failures of ,iier. ht !,
sNe- eh no F'eht To u IN share oi the nc nor or
vac prom OF lhe successful invcnlor 1t Is when
'peCu.a ion has been reduced to uracticp x.b.n % '
pcrinent ha, resulted Ia discovery nnd whnm - Va a.
li'.ovefy ht~ been perfected hy pa,enr ana con,in
ueu experiments "henNsUue new coiunnnnu 49,,
manufacture, "r mac!ne La, been ,Lu- nr,drc.,;
Whcn Is useful 70 the pdhc,t ,tha; the party ahiny il
'o.V.n apiohc oohtiact0r and entitled Ia Latent
"abu yet Wien genius and pa,i ll u,.rsevar,nr.
nave at length succeeded, in sui of su,ars 49,,
rCous, stlAc valuable nventit II or uis,o"ery Ln,,
seldom Is II followed by reward Envy rohs him
oi the h"nor, "hie spcculaiOrs, swindle,s. nnd nj;
",es TOD uiih oi l'ie profits. Every unsucces sul
near making discovery now claims In Ev.rv o,.
WHO can invent an improvement or vary its E,r,n
Claims rlgh; 10 pirate the original djs:,verv w,
need mol summons Morse, or Blanchard or Who'd.
With '" prove tnat tnis Is the usual history of cyg
~ Great discovery or invention " we
''Ihc Present case aCds anotter cban,ar =, .,,
lony ana uniform history."-2 Wallace, O. q ks
ports p. 20. i'e'