The Falls City tribune., 1910-03-04
THE "WHEELBARROW Case"
VERDICT RENDERED IN LONG
DRAWN OUT CASE.
u. S. Circuit Court Finds for Pater-
tee Gossett in the Case of
oossett VS.. Hineman.

The long drawn out contest be-
| tween William Gossett aud Charles
IL. ileineman IN the United States
circuit court at Lincoln, over an al
legged infringement of patent grant.
ed by the United States government
10 Mr.. Gossett for valuable improve
ments in wheelbarrows, by Mr.. Heinc-
man, has at length been decided in
iavor of Mr.. Gossett, as will be seem
in the following copy of the decree
rendered last week by the national
court The case is still in the court
on question of damages for the
Infringement.
In the Circuit court of the United
States. for the District of Nebraska,
Lincoln, division William Gossett,
complainant. '. Charles IL Heneman
respondent, case No 39. docket 4.
Decree.
This cause having come Ion to be
heard upon the pleadings, proceed
ings and proofs herein filed on be-
half Of both parties and after due
proceedings had,
1t is considered ordered ADJUST
ID and deereed,
"lst-Thai the letters patent of TIE
United States, issued to William Cos
sett ON the 10th day of February 1906,
NoSl2,990 ARE good and valid in law
2nd-That The said William Gos-
eett was the first true and original
inventor of the invention and improve
ment described and claimed in sail
letters patient
"3d-That the defendant. Charles
H. Heneman, has infringed upon the
said letters patent and upon The
exclusive rights of the complainant
under the same.
"Ith-That the complainant do 70.
cover of the respondent the profits,
gains and advantages which the said
respondent has derived. received tr
made since February 10th, 1906, by
reason of said infringement of sai1
letters patent. and that the com
plainant do recover of said respond
ont any and all damages which the
complainant has sustained since said
date or shall sustain by reason Of
said. infringement by said respond
ent
"5th-lt is hereby referred TO :.
J. Sawyer as Il Master of this court
who is hereby appointed 10 make
and state the account of said gains,
profits and advantages. and 10 assess
such damages, and 10 report there
upon with all convenient speed; and
the respondent is hereby directed and
required to attend before said Mas
ter from time to time as required,
and his attorneys. clerks, serYan6s
and workmen are hereby directed %
attend before said Master from time
to time rs required. and To produce
before him such books. papers, youeh-
ers and documents, and To submit
10 such oral examination as the Ma
ter may require
"Gth,rhat a perpetual injunction
issue out of and under the seal of
his court directed 10 said respond
ent Charles IL Heineman, has asso-
ciates officers, attorneys. clerks,
agents, servants and workmen, en-
joining and restraining them and
each of them, from directly or ind
rectly making, or causing to be made.
using or causing to be used or vend-
ding to others to be used, in any
manner, any wheelbarrows, contain
ing, embodying or employing the
said inventions aud improvements
claimed by the said letters patent,
or from infringing upon, or yiolat-
ing the said letters patent in any
way whatsoever.
'7th-That the complainant do re.
cover of the respondent his costs and
disbursements in this suit TO be
taxed, and that the question of in
crease of damages and all further
questions, be reversed until the con-
ing in of the Masters report; to all
of which the defendant duly excerpts"
The Richardson County Sunday