Supreme Court of the United States December 15, 1890, 61 (Fond Du Lac County v. May)

Mr. Justice Blatchford

delivered the opinion of the court.

This is an action at law, brought in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, on the 26th of September, 1885, by Sarah May against the county of Eond du Lac, a corporation of the State of Wisconsin, to recover damages for the infringement of letters patent No.