BOBORBT II. BOWARD.
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HOFIORST 'V. HowARD. 1
(Oirouit Oourt, E. D. New Ym·k. December 1,1888.)
'1.
EQUITy-JURIsDICTION-Loss BY SUBSEQUENT EVENTS.
The jurisdiction of an equity court is not entirely ousted by the happening of an event. subsequent to the commencement ofan action, which precludes the exercise of the power to grant an injunction. Kirk v. Du Boia, 28 Fed. Rep. 460, followed.
2.
PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS-ABATEMENT AND REVIVAL-DEATH OF PARTY.
A suit for alleged infringement of a patent, praying that defendant be required to make discovery of profits, and for an accounting and injunction, may be revived. after the decease of defendant, against his executor.
InEquity. Final hearing on bill of revivor, its answer, and replication. ·W. S. Logan, for complainant· . John L. Demenny, for defendant. LACOMBE, J. This action was brought for an alleged infringement of a patent. The original bill prays that the defendant be required to make disoovery as to the use of said invention and of all gains and profits received by him therefrom, or by means thereof, and that he be required to account to the plaintiff; and an injunction is prayed for against the defendant, his agents, etc. answer of the original defendant is a specific denial. The original defendant having died, his executrix denies complainant's right to have the action revived, for the reason that nO injunetion can issue against the dead defendant, nor against his executrix, who is not alleged to. infringe; and that therefore, as the title of the principal relief-the injunction and discovery-fails, the incident right to an account fails also. Defendant cites Rootv. Railway Co., 105 U. S. 189, and Draper v. Hudson, 1 Holmes, 208 (1873.) The whole subject was discussed in the later case of Kirk v. Du Bois, 28 Fed. Rep. 460, (1886, W. D. Pa.,) and the conclusion reached that Root v. Railway Co. does not go to the extent of holding that jurisdiction is entirely ousted by the subsequent happening of an event which precludes the exercise of the power to grant an injunction. The decision in Kirk v. Du Bois will be followed here. The complainant is entitled to the usual decree that the suit be revived against the executrix, and be put in the same state it was in prior to the death of the deceased. .
lReported by Edward G. Benedict, Esq., of the New York bar.
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FEDERAIi REPORTER.
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Cqurf, B. D. Nt!U1 York. November 28, 1888.) EQUITy-PRACTICE-Tum FOR TAXING TESTIMONY.
When a ,party's time to take )iis testimony has expired without Its being , taken, the court may, on cause shown. grant relief by allowing the testf. . mony to be taken and filed pro ptnc.
In Equity. Application for extension of time to take testimony. H. A. WeBt, for complainant. John J. Allen, for defendant. LACOMBE, J. The defendant has. ,failed to secure the taking of his proof by reason, apparently, of some misunderstanding between hiscounsel and his solicitor as to who would attend to it. To thus lose the opportunity of his presenting his defense, if he has any ,would be a great hardship. The court has power under the rule to grant relief by allowing the testimony to be taken'and filed nunc pro tunc. Fischer v. Hayes, 6 }lied. Rep.. 76. In view .of the fact that the next term for trial of equitycauses will :not be held till March, the granting of such relief will work no injustice to the' complainant. The defendant may enter lIin or.. der extending his time to take testimony to and including December 31st, such testimony, when taken, to be filed nunc pro tunc as of August 10, 1888. If defendant wishes to cross-examine any of plaintiff's wit.. nesses who were examined on July 9th to July 13th, he may, befor& taking any of his own testimony,: secure their presence by subprena, and upon their appearance proceed with their Complainant may have 20 days after· close of defendant's case to take testimony in rebuttal. Defendant must accept notice of trial for March term, and the case is ordered on the calendar for that term.
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v.
MALOY. 1
Court,E,D. NetD York. November 21,1888.) P ARTNERSHIP-AcCOUNTINo-:-PABTIES,
In an action between former partners for an accounting. defendant moved that a corporation be made ",party to,the suit on the ground that it had prop' erty belonging to the old partnership. and that complainant was irresponsible. Defendant had an action pending in the state court for similar relief. in which real estate had been impounded by the filing of a lis pendens. Held, that defendant must show a reasonable probability of his obtaining a judgment against complainant for a greater sum than that already secured in the state court. As all the evidence on that point had been regularly taken before the master, but defendant had not since then pressed the case 'to a decision, held, that the motion should be denied.