Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit April 20, 1892, No. 49 (Singer Manuf'g Co. v. Brill)

GILBERT, Circuit Judge.

A. Brill brought an action at law' against the Singer Manufacturing Company to recover damages for infringement of United States letters patent No. 128,460, bearing date July 2, 1872, for an improvement in sewing-machine treadles. *381The answer of the defendant pleaded the general issue, and notice was given of special matters claimed to be in anticipation of the patent.