Kilbourn v. Hirner’s Empirical Analysis
163 F. 539 · 1908
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cited by 1 later decisions
August 1915
most recently cited
1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Appert v. Brownsville Plate Glass Co. · Stonemetz Printers' Machinery Co. v. Brown Folding-Mach. Co. · United States Repair & Guaranty Co. v. Standard Paving Co.
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““No doubt, if the situation were reversed, and if this were a suit for infringement brought by the complainants, and the defendant were seeking to file a cross-bill to secure the hearing provided for by section 4915, the defense thus offered would perhaps be legitimate and germane."”
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