The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-01-12
e OPINION oF:jUDGi6GRHR


As write with difficulty eau only state the Ct,
clus ions 10 which my miuu hxs eous after exr,tn
examination ui this case.
The CON .lainanl has exhibited . patent dated
18th ui Apri 1866. This Il prima iacie evideucs of
a rood title, aud puts GU the resp undeuts the bur
dcu Of pro'i that the patent is void VI worthless
nceu not repeat my remarks in the case Of ,,ood
year Va Day q Wall, G. &. Rep; ~ bu, now
adopt them Ms ailU sdina RUE 81 decision which sp.
pics cieall! 10 the present case.
As the infringement Of the patent is admitted
the OH, Question will be ms to the validity Oi COM
pailanls patent of Aprii 2Lls5o.
II was ai'r speculate II udbeeu reducsd,o
practice. aud afi,I lepeated experiments Mat tn.
,umplsinan -ucccedtd u IN over conf. tie pryudi:,
aud ignonuc uI the people Vu the subl.,i, aui
reis unulg tn, pushc tia his iuy, niion was us,,u
att he .aI .s.aSi shed i.s gsn Unity aud v"ln-
-p.tc -uecr- M scoif., w.r. ompl, tely IL.
&C siul. that Il. I'd, who had D,iU III C. txper,.
nl,nts Oh he sapi subject aud WAS unsucc ,siul
pe.ucs. he appiid On tie lst OF AoyeiLbe,, 1851
iur II pate tfoi Substantially tAe rams colnbiis.
ms ui dcviC,s 1Lu incliiue con aneG in cUpplsn
ants patent; On he 18th ~ the zane luon,a ,hs
re pUndcnis formed the.nssi>y, IN y coWpanv ur
Cor otatiuu called b" ic,t or. edo t,Mlsn,,'
the lurpUso # iat,Lg the con ipi; iu.u To-
vcntion. a4 suIporting tue sxps' %e pi .iga:,ou,.
served even afer the pIcl-may iniaLc:.n yer,
Irupeily glautcd bJ u, i,'ricI Jucle.
Let degree b. entered 70, couI lsinu, for per
p.tua injunction; and Master, irpiAie to tsks
all ace".Al Az C'ailg! 10 III. pays, of.rs.hll
NorH-The passsge referred 10 bv Jr3ge Gries IN
his former deci,' On, Wallace, p .s9 xuop,es ~
app icabie to thi. case was 40 fullowe:
lI l. usually the Care, whs any valu ab's diaogr.
cry is wade, or anynsw riaehhe Of great utility %
invented, that tie attention of the publ: has bs1
| Iurn,d to that subject previously. Bsd that uay
pereous have been making ress,i ches art e1,tri.
| inents III Llcaupn.rs and nschauiciaIs uisy nave
N souie IN. asurr anticipated in their sp GU atous
-hc usslDiity or probability Of sreh discovery Or
invention; many experiments have besl successful.
tiled coming very nsar. YET faili5g short q ihs
desired result. They have produced nothing beue.
| tic al The invention whsi perfected msy l'uly y.
| aid TO be the Gu niLains point OF mnnv e1Ftf'
men :, :iyt my by the inventor. hut by many oib'
ors. lie may hav, protied indirectly by the un-ut.
ce-sfl experiments aud failures Of Others, but u
gire- them no right TO ela IN rhare Oh the hsnor OF
| tie pruGl oi tie successful inventor il ts when
speCl a ION has been reduced to practice, when eX'
perrin, IT La resulted III discovery and When thhs
discovery ha- been perfected y patient anu ecraa.
usI eSptTlnents when suine new compound, SIt
minuactuiS =, 0r nia,i,iEe has besn ihu' prddnees
which j, Urgul 10 the public tha, the part! nskirKt
bepOrVs apublc bcnefac tor spd ,nttledto palsnt
'And yet ~lsa genius aud patti, nj persevsranee!
have nj .eugta succeeded, in spite Of rn'st sna
-coFs some valuabl, inventor or Cisco"sfy, pow
seldom Is Il followcd by rrWsrd Envy iobs h!n
of tie honor. Whine sIeculaO swinds's ana p,
rates rob him of this piont.. Ever! unsucee.''al
exlerintu,.r Who did or dil or did lot come v,fy
near making discovery now claims 1t. Every oLs
who can invent an improvement or vary its ioim.
claims a right 70 Iirsie the original dscovHy. We
need not sumraons M0rse, or BlauehaId, or Mooa
ry great .iscovery or invention. .,,
'.rhe present c.se mods another chapter TO thN
long ana uniform histery. "a Wallacslt Z. NJ
ports p. 2s'