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CLARK THREAD CO. v. WILLIMANTIC LINEN CO.

No. 31.

140 U.S. 481 (1891)

CLARK THREAD COMPANY v. WILLIMANTIC LINEN COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 25, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Edmund Wetmore (with whom was Mr. Livingston Gifford) for appellant.

Mr. Clarence A. Seward and Mr. W.C. Witter for appellees. Mr. Benjamin F. Thurston and Mr. W.H. Kenyon were with Mr. Witter on his brief.

MR. JUSTICE BRADLEY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a suit brought by the appellees against the appellants on a patent issued to Hezekiah Conant for an improvement in machines for winding thread on spools. The patent was issued December 13, 1859, but antedated 22d June, 1859, and at its expiration was renewed for seven years from 22d June, 1873, finally expiring in 1880. Its number was 26,415. The bill was filed...

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