The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-11
GREAT FILM FIGHT
LOST BY KODAK co.
Ansco Company's Right to Mil
lions Made From "GoOd-
win Patents" Upheld.
RECTOR's w1DOwENR1CHED
But Mrs. Goodwin Values Most
Highly the Fame Of Her
Inventor Husband.

The United States Circuit Court Of APP
peais handed down yesterday a sweeping
animation OF the decision Of Circuit Court
Judge Hazel Of Buffalo, sustaining the
application and force OF the so-calied
Goodwin patent" to all the common types
Of ilms manufactured by the Eastman
Kodak Company.
Unless II Is possible for tho Eastman
Kodak Company to carry the case up to
the United States Supreme Court, which Ia
debatable. the decision OF the Court OF
Appeals means that the Eastman Kodak
Company will have to account to the Ansco
company for all cartridge films, nlm packs
and c'nematograph films made by It in the
last fifteen years.
The amount OF money involved is enor-
nous and while no one knows how much
1t is. Thomas W. Stephens, president OF
the Ansco company, said when the lower
court made the decision, that the Eastman
company would have to account to his
company for from IS. 900. 900 to S25, 600 600.
The Ansco company controls the patent
by virtue Of controlling the Goodwin Film
and Camera Company, which owns the
patent
George Eastman. OF the Eastman
Kodak Company. was In New York yes
terday. but shortly after the decision was
handed down he left tn. Hotel Biitmore
ana started back to Rochester. Mr..
Stephens, when called AT his home in
Montclair. said that lie had not seen tn.
decision, but had been notified late in
the day by his lawyer that II upheld all
the points made by Judge Hazel in the
Circuit Court. Mr. Stephens declined to
comment upon the decision. on the ground
that he had not had an opportunity 70
read II In full.
Millions for Aged widow.
! And SO the widow OF Hannibal Good
win. the Episcopal minister who In
vented the pliabie film because OF an AM
/ bition to be able TO amuse and educate
children with stereopticon Views. Is al
most within reach of the millions which
have been mace out OF the x1nsau.-AAe 10
nov Sc years old. In modest circumsta noes
( and she lives with a daughter. who Is
more than 50 years old. In quiet little
home at li6 Montclair avenue, Newark,
| n. j.
! THE SUS called Mrs. Goodwin's home
at 10 o'clock last night TO notify Mrs
Goodwin or the decision, but she and her
daughter had gone to bed The maid who
answered the telephone refused TO waken
either. but she said that she WAS positive
that neither Mrs. Goodwin nor her daugh-
ter had heard of the decision.
When Mrs. Goodwin does learn of It
this morning II Is probable that she will
accept 1t placidly While the legal battle
for millions has been fought around her
head she has gone on quietly with her
knitting, willing TO be modestly pleased II
she gets a great deal of money. but de-
terinned not to be displeased II she
doesn't.
Mrs. Goodwin delights to tell OF her
hus stands invention. because she likes to
remember his genius. 1t was his affection
for children that took him into expert
mental work ip photography.
worked for Love Of Children.
my husband wanted TO get pictures
for the Sunday school," said Mrs. Good
win recently. so he could interest the
children In Scriptural stories. He wanted
to train them with the stereopticon. and
he had some beautiful pictures which he
used to show them.
MY husband was just about to put
his patent on the market when he fell and
broke his leg and died Of pneumonia which
followed. This WAS on December 81,
1900. He had used up all his money.
Nothing was left He did not die in
poverty. though, for had some means
which had not been used In the legal
fights over the patents, I owned the
patent after his DEATH but 30 much money
was needed to do anything with it that
I had to find men to organize a company.
I'm only a stakeholder now. All have
Is in the company.
"Yes. would like to get some money
from the patent" said Mrs. Goodwin
calmly. but don't expect to get much.
But anyhow the amount OF money con-
cerned is an indication OF the value Of Mr..
Goodwin's work"
The suit just decided was brought In
1902. after Goodwin had died without
realizing anything on his invention.