U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin August 12, 1901 (J. L. Mott Iron Works v. Hoffmann & Billings Mfg. Co.)

SEAMAN, District Judge

(after stating the facts). The utility and advantages of the complainant’s device clearly appear, and its substantial appropriation by the defendant calls for the utmost liberality which can be extended in favor of the grant within the principles of patent law.