Supreme Court of the United States May 18, 1883 (Gage v. Herring)

Me. Justice Gray

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a bill in equity for the infringement of letters-patent for an improvement in means for cooling and drying meal, reissued to John Denchfield, and duly assigned to the plaintiffs. The original letters-patent to Denchfield were dated 20th April, 1858.