ADAMS v. BURKE


84 U.S. 453 (1873)

17 Wall. 453

ADAMS v. BURKE.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. C.B. Goodrich, for the appellant; Messrs. R.H. Dana and L.S. Dabney, contra.


Mr. Justice MILLER delivered the opinion of the court.

The question presented by the plea in this case is a very interesting one in patent law, and the precise point in it has never been decided by this court, though cases involving some of the considerations which apply to it have been decided, and others of analogous character are frequently recurring. The vast pecuniary results involved in such cases, as well as the public interest, admonish us to proceed with...

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