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STEPHENSON v. BROOKLYN RAILROAD CO.

114 U.S. 149 (1885)

STEPHENSON v. BROOKLYN CROSS-TOWN RAILROAD COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 23, 1885.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Benjamin F. Thurston and Mr. William Allen Butler (Mr. Philip J. O'Reilly was with them) for appellant.

Mr. Francis Rawle (Mr. Walter George Smith was with him) for appellee.

MR. JUSTICE WOODS, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

We shall consider each of the patents in the order above stated.

The invention described in the O'Haire patent consists of a combination and arrangement of devices by which the rear door of a street-car can be opened and closed by the driver from the front platform where he stands, in order to let passengers into or out of...

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