Public-domain · open source
OpenJurist

15 Ind. 210

Midkiff v. Boggess

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 1860

Indiana Supreme Court · decided 1860-12-06

<p>APPEAL from the Shelby Common Pleas.</p>

Decided 1860-12-06

Per Curiam.

¶1Suit upon a note, Answer: that the note was given for the right to vend, in a certain territory, “ Bus-sell's New Steel Spring, useful for railroad cars, carriages, saddles,” &c., which was fraudulently represented, &c.

¶2The Court instructed the jury, without reference to any question of fraud or warranty, that if the invention lacked novelty or utility, in its application to any one of the objects for which it was patented, the plaintiff could not recover on the note.

¶3The judgment is reversed, with costs. Cause remanded for further proceedings.

/15/ind/210 · .json · Public domain