C-O-TWO FIRE EQUIPMENT CO. v. BARNES

No. 10512.

194 F.2d 410 (1952)

C-O-TWO FIRE EQUIPMENT CO. v. BARNES, Judge.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

Writ of Certiorari Granted April 21, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving Herriott, Chicago, Ill., R. Morton Adams and Edward T. Connors, New York City, for petitioner.

George I. Haight, John W. Hofeldt, Andrew J. Dallstream, Fredric H. Stafford, Chicago, Ill., for respondent.

Before MAJOR, Chief Judge and LINDLEY and SWAIM, Circuit Judges.


Writ of Certiorari Granted April 21, 1952. See 72 S.Ct. 763.

MAJOR, Chief Judge.

The question for decision is whether the definition of corporate "residence" for venue purposes contained in Title 28 U.S.C. A. § 1391(c) applies to Sec. 1400(b) of the same Title, relating to venue in actions for patent infringement.

On June 26, 1951, Cardox Corporation, an Illinois corporation, instituted in the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, its...

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