The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-24
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TORPEDO PATENT SUITS.
Roberts vs.. Nicholas Geyer.

aNUnC1tS we iNaSoSVANS WCNSAs
The following is the decision rendered.by Judge
McKennan, at May Term Of the Circuit Court In tie
above case:
IN the Ci,cuit Cont of the United States, in ard
the Western District Of Pennsyvania.-E. A. l..
Roberts vs.. Nicholas Geyer.-No. May Term
1s1s.--In Equity
November 81. 1872. Bill fled and subpoena is.
mei.
sahpGna acd notice OF spp licaicn for prelimn
ary inj inction served.
December 13, 1874 Motion for preliminary ir-
JUNCTION heard and the Court being duly advised III
ia. preuis's;tfe injunction awarded Is prayed for,
and decree ii eu
Jiuuasy II, 1873. INJUNCTION issued, and on the
aai!idiy orJanuTy Indictment served pers.nany
aId by copy
My q. 1873 Rule issued for deieodent to show
cnuse wlyat'achment should not issue FOR conteml t
n violating Injunction and daily served
JUNG ID, 1873 Rulc for attachment in this case
came on to be heard, and sitter argument of counsel
pro aud cnn, the Court being full advised iu the
prcnises, the tuic s mace absolute and the sen
tence of tho Cont Is. that the said def ndan Nicn.
oas Geyer, he tmpiiosened in the conmon jail Of
Allegecny COunty fov and durug the term of ten
day., and thar he pay tie costs Of tnis ptoe.ed
lug.
June 81. lsI3 Commitent issued.
Toe injanct0u in this case was fr Infringement
Of the Roberts pateut or No.--(cll I'd the Big Pat
enI, orincr a-lug the prodnoilyencss of oil wells
The act tof Infringement for which the d.fcndeut
was COMMITTEE FOR contempt. consisted in al cling
Aexsndra iiaE r. in exploding torpedoe: in OF
wells being thessns act of infringement for which
Ilamar wa. also cnniInited in he .se No. g. No
ni,,ta Term, 1866, as before stated
The Court Nehemiah, } atT delivering hi,
opinion in the haRIIr case, proccciied to sentence
Me % rs 6cyer for contempt, and delivered tie FL
owing oral opnion: q, ,-a !. aass..
H. the ca e nf Ncnoss Geycr clilrged with ii ,
same oneiise, sm ertirely sStish dat there wa.
q id tre-(nt. ia the Bear! well at least As Thar,
iattaataI 20 NE coua asl in the cenyse If he arau
aea; the presence qf fluid ia 1.e tgall ,ylether de
syed ar nat, s ijriagsp,eRt of t,e patens, and
msaeh Of thc tYaaetton efGse CURT
nr Rob tris, hy his tent Uses one Of the prin
cipai elements Of his invention fuad tampme, saut
wherever there Is Il I'D sufficient in a well a, tht
nnle ot tne explosion ofa torpcGo, to OPERATE a,
tamp'ng whelirr Il gets there naturally O. is pul
theTe arnlc'aily, dis pat'n l. infiuged. This wa.
clearly The Case Ia regard TO the Bctls we'll
| iht Mr. Geyer sceuis "a have he az ni sIcd hv
neuhr who to'd him titi IT. merely wanted ~
| ma4 M eXrr'ine = and do not tiin,t this he
us ve INST time tha he ought 10 be very severe,
i'e also Is adj .o gull Of cortcmps and otler
eu ply ehe Gusts OF this prOcerdiug and undrr,-,
xa iiIrrso"'nent IN the iuntv jail Iur len da,s
.rwN .n s'~l'i u" the la,t of th,se castw uecius,,
| ~ '"e 'ha's' colucs 10 our notice ngiin ~cwi1 h,
cWslfShrd To- iMpHe such punishment =. wil ten,
! p" nate "" q" e' 9: Pc t-7rt cec.tuaI
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