Colliery Engineer Co. v. Ewald’s Empirical Analysis
126 F. 843 · 1903
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
February 1905
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Edward Thompson Co. v. American Law Book Co. · West Pub. Co. v. Lawyers' Co-Operative Pub. Co. · Edward Thompson Co. v. American Lawbook Co.
Most-quoted passages
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““You cannot, where another man has compiled a directory, simply take his sheets, and reprint them as your own; but you are entitled, taking the sheets with you, to go and see whether the existing facts concur with the description in the sheets, and, if you do that, you may publish the result as your own.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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