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Busch v. Jones, 184 U.S. 598 (1902)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Busch v. Jones, 184 U.S. 598 (1902)
Busch v. Jones No. 96 Argued January 14, 1902 Decided March 17, 1902 184 U.S. 598
APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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The appellees’ contention as to jurisdiction in this case is not justified for reasons expressed in Clark v. Wooster, 119 U.S. 322, and Beedle v. Bennett, 122 U.S. 71.
This was an action to recover for infringements of a patent. The lower courts found as a fact that all the claims of the patent had been infringed by appellant, and the evidence sustains the finding. The accounting in the lower court, however, was had upon the basis of the validity of the process, and therefore the judgment of the Court of Appeals must be reversed and the cause remanded with directions to that court to reverse the judgment and decree of the Supreme Court, and remand the cause to the latter court for further proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
This suit was brought by appellees against appellant for the infringement of letters patent No. 204,741, and letters patent No. 452,898, issued to Joshua W. Jones, one of the appellees. An accounting was prayed, and also an injunction pending the suit. The bill contained the usual allegations of invention and utility, and of infringement by the defendant (appellant). The answer traversed those allegations, and alleged prior use, disclosure of the invention in prior publications, and also anticipation by prior devices and processes. The answer contained a list of the devices. No evidence was given as to, and no judgment passed on, patent No. 452,898. This appeal therefore is only concerned with patent No. 204,741. The patent was issued to Joshua W. Jones, one of the appellees, for a press and process (the relation of the two is disputed) for "dry pressing" and removing type indentations from printed sheets. The validity of the patent was sustained, and its infringement by the defendant (appellant) was found by the Supreme Court of the district of Columbia, and decree passed adjudging appellees the sum of $3,491.70, with interest and costs. The decree was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. 16 App.D.C. 23. The case was then brought here. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Busch v. Jones, 184 U.S. 598 (1902) in 184 U.S. 598 184 U.S. 599. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S3I7ZVEI6ZH2CCS.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Busch v. Jones, 184 U.S. 598 (1902), in 184 U.S. 598, page 184 U.S. 599. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S3I7ZVEI6ZH2CCS.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Busch v. Jones, 184 U.S. 598 (1902). cited in 1902, 184 U.S. 598, pp.184 U.S. 599. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=S3I7ZVEI6ZH2CCS.
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