U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York, 1909

Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co. v. Condit Electrical Mfg. Co.

Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co. v. Condit Electrical Mfg. Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · Decided July 13, 1909 · Lacombe
173 F. 82; 1909 U.S. App. LEXIS 5859
Westinghouse Electric Mfg. Co. v. Condit Electrical Mfg. Co.

Opinion of the Court

LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.

I find nothing in the opinion of either Court of Appeals which will warrant.the conclusion that-by securing an edge contact only of the carbons defendant can differentiate its device from those which have already been held to be infringements. The injunction has been violated, but the circumstances show that no intention to disobey the court was present; defendant honestly believing it could in that way most expeditiously test a new point in -which it felt confidence. The fine will, therefore, be substantially nominal, $100 — half to the United States.

Order accordingly.

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