PEDERSON v. STEWART-WARNER CORP.

No. 75-1915.

536 F.2d 1179 (1976)

Walter H. PEDERSON, resident of Minnesota, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STEWART-WARNER CORPORATION, a corporation of the State of Virginia, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied July 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rolf O. Stadheim, Chicago, Ill., Harold J. Kinney, St. Paul, Minn., for plaintiff-appellant.

Theodore R. Scott, Augustus G. Douvas, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before FAIRCHILD, Chief Judge, TONE and BAUER, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied July 20, 1976.

TONE, Circuit Judge.

After a jury had found plaintiff's patent for a snowmobile speedometer valid and wilfully infringed by defendant, the district judge entered judgment for defendant notwithstanding the verdict on the ground that the patent was invalid for obviousness. 400 F.Supp. 1262 (N.D.Ill.1975). We affirm.

Plaintiff Walter H. Pederson developed a snowmobile...

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