Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit May 29, 1941, No. 9462 (Paul E. Hawkinson Co. v. Thompson Tire Co.)

'WILBUR, Circuit Judge.

This action was brought by appellant for the infringement of claims 6 and 8 of method patent No. 1,917,261, issued to Paul E. Hawkinson for retreading tire casings. The trial court held that claims 6 and 8 were invalid as anticipated and as lacking invention.

The validity of these claims is presented in Goodman et al. v. Paul E. Hawkinson Company, 120 F.