The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1872-01-17
OPINION OF:JUpG4NR,rR m

AZ write Win diffcuity lean only stat, III. !
clusiops 10 which my mind has come sf,rr .so s'
examination OF this rase. oso|
u. Inc com ,ia'nsn' Lss exhibited a patsn, a.,
1oth oi April, leoa This ID priha facir eyIa.,. !.
good title, and puts on the respunden,s nv
den VI proof that the patent 10 VOID or wcr,st.I
heed mol repeat my iemarks IN the CAS-. Of H.
year vs.; Da! u Wall, &. e. Rep; .Hl h, ~
adopt them as arording rule Of dscisieu VI Nj y
. pies clea, iy to the ~ esent c,ss.
As the Infringement Of the patent 4, .srh,.
the only question will he ~ to the ysidi,, a. w
plaipans patent of ApIii 2j,ls5s
u was ai'.r speculation h had been r,dn+sd n.
p;'tiice apu ait fept steu experiment. III M
and gi.o ance Of tie people oil the ssb,,t NJ
rerr utding tn pu .lic \, his i,entiu M, n. h
AT be had established It's great u,,ity sua v,l'l
ANA when h xeu and aiieit %, ..y.rs,s' Ts ,.i
-pte sneers ~ scots, wcr. couM ,rly ~
&C. sirl, Hat Il cd, who had L.i0l Il, d. er,r
nent- On lie sam subject aud was uL,uec ,,sI
ard siIer purchasing one .r more c, MI. .alpau ~
pe!oes, BE appi'd on tie lst OF HoyeaL,f lsI
ior pate tiCr subssaI TALLY tie .a.e ouuli
uils Oi devices and machine 4, n md in "a mn,
ants pnten,; On he 18th u tie .aine n,vph ID
re pOIdeLt- Ginl, the II sc i've, in % a c,n.,an.
COR Grafton called '.h led ior edo I, r,l,r,
the ru.pos3,f p rating ihe cun pl iu.l, =, ~
Nentloh al SUPPORTING tIe expe s-e o. h, ga,iur
anu US dciraud h,Iu oi the iiuls They hay, Z,
shlveo, even amer the prcl.ma! injuuc,i ys1
fi'pclis EItLtSO ny u, iH TIC Judge,
Let a o-,ree b. entered fIr conf lsnu, FOR n.
p.tual inJun ctiol; and Master. sppinie b MI
AL acc""ht ac..id!ns 10 the psye, VI ebiIl
II. {. GKIkh, JUG,
NorE The passage referred to by Judge ,;rie, \
his ioriner cl- On, Wallace, p. 2yg sdorteo a
app ica1ie 10 this case was NJ iUlluw.:
I'll II Usually the case, when any valuable dtuyJ
cry IL piade or any nrw h,asiine Of great mi III n
invented. that tneatenti0n of the public ha, lei
turned to that subject previously. slc that ruj II
per-ons nave be, L making researches and eiI,rj|
ments Fh lUsvpnors anu mechanicisns n.sy iU
~ some m asurc anticipated IN tLeig spgcuaue.
'.ie pt'sslDi ny or Probability Of such discovery "a
invention; msny experiments have beei succa,.
iied, coming Nety near. yet In ling short VI I'D
Gc'lted result They have produced pOihiIg bp'
Acal The inv'ntiun she' perfected may 'iri! Il
sAid to be the Gu n,naiing point Of inan' fy,g Il
mon r, hot yn y b! the inventor. nut BY Many v,s.I
or.. ,ic may hay, proii,ed inurecrly b, the ur.s,
ce-s!u' cxpciiileats and failures Of other. but y
gives fEen no right TO ca III share Of the hvnsr
TIE profit of ihe successful i;SyenfOr II IL whts
speculation has been reduced ~ practice, whep ei
perrin, ut Ia rtsnltc5 IN ai.,c,eTy snd wheu tayI
discovery has b-,H perfected by patient snG csnlr
p-d experiments when som. new compound, III
manufacture, ur machine has been thur prtduai
which Is useful I" the public, tin, the party nablle
beroae. apublic benz factor and ~ tltstio lasn'
"And yet vi ~ seniu, and psIi, NJ ptrse'.EaIeS
have at length snccrcded, in s,is %; -l'cr' and
COTS some y"luable Invention or Cisc0'siy, howl
seldom Is it follow ed BY rcwsrd hwy fobs hn'I
If tie honor, hiis spectators, swindlr s. ard Pi
'"i~s rob lin OF tho pIoiit.. Every umueer'hs
,Nprrnenler .lo.did or did or Sid Lot conc w!
r'ar making \ discovery now claims II. kyr! OH
VINO can invent an Improvement Or vary i's 'vIln,
'laims right 10 iira- the original discv'Hy We
iocd not sunwons Morse, 0r blanchard, or woes
worth to prove &, at this 10 the usual history r's
y great discovery or invsntisn.- ,,
"ihe pres-n, e,s 2 anils another chapter TO 'Na
ong and uniform listory."-c " Allacs,l C. ~
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