Case Name: Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co. v. Armstrong
Court: United States Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1887-02-22
Citations: 30 F. 66
Docket Number: 
Parties: Humphreys’ Homeopathic Medicine Co. v. Armstrong.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter
Volume: 30
Pages: 66–66

Head Matter:
Humphreys’ Homeopathic Medicine Co. v. Armstrong.
(Circuit Court, S. D. New York.
February 22, 1887.)
COFYRKHIT — INFRINGEMENT—PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION — EVIDENCE.
On a motion for a preliminary injunction to restrain an infringement of a copyright, when plaintiff has shown a copyright of a book, and a copy of a book having the same title, and has shown that defendant is publishing a book containing extracts from it, but has failed to show that the copy shown is a copy of the book copyrighted, and defendant denies that it is, held, that there is no ground for a preliminary injunction.
In Equity.
B. P. Ryan, for plaintiff.
Thomas Winsor, for defendant.

Opinion:
Wheeler, J.
This is a motion for a preliminary injunction to restrain an alleged infringement of a copyright. The plaintiff has shown a copyright of a book, and shown a copy of a book having the same title, and shown that the defendant is publishing a book containing extracts from it. 'But the plaintiff has not in any manner shown that the copy shown is a copy of the book which was copyrighted, and the defendant denies that it is. The plaintiff has therefore failed to show any ground for a preliminary injunction. Motion denied.