Underwood Typewriter Co. v. Manning

Citations

• 165 F. 451
• 1908 U.S. App. LEXIS 5378

Syllabus

<p>1. Equity (§ 3.(i7*)- Pleading -Plea- -Multifaeiousness.</p> <p>A plea which states but one ground of exemption from liability is not multifarious, although it may set out a number of facts or details of evidence in explanation and support of that ground.</p> <p>.¡Ed. Note. — For other eases, see Equity, Cent. Dig. § 404; Dee. Dig. § 167.-]</p> <p>2. Patents (§ 830*) — Suit fob Initbingement — Defenses.</p> <p>In a suit for infringement of patents, against the patentee, who has assigned the patents and is charged with having infringed as superintendent of another corporation, a plea setting up that defendant as such superintendent has made no change in the conduct of the corporation’s business, but which in effect admits infringement by the corporation, is insufficient.</p> <p>I Ed. Note. — For other cases, see Patents, Cent. Dig. § 523; Dee. Dig. § 810.*]</p>