Moist Cold Refrigerator Co. v. Lou Johnson Co.

249 F.2d 246 MOIST COLD REFRIGERATOR CO., Inc., a Corporation, Appellant, v. LOU JOHNSON CO., Inc., a Corporation; Meier & Frank Company, Inc., a Corporation; Admiral Corporation, a Corporation; and Amana Refrigeration, Inc., a Corporation, Appellees. No. 15057. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. October 17, 1957. Rehearing Denied November 30, 1957. Buckhorn, Cheatham & Blore, Orme E. Cheatham, Hugh L. Biggs, Portland, Or., Davis, Hoxie & Faithfull, John B. Cunningham, T. Roland Berner, Aaron Lewittes, New York City, for appellant. Ramsey & Kilisch, W. E. Ramsey, J. Pierre Kolisch, Portland, Or., Wilkinson, Huxley, Byron & Hume, Charles L. Byron, William E. Lucas, Francis H. Uriell, Chicago, Ill., for appellee. Before STEPHENS, Chief Judge, BARNES, Circuit Judge, and LINDBERG, District Judge. BARNES, Circuit Judge. 1 This is an action for damages for patent infringement of Reissue Patent No. 23,058. 1 It was tried in the District Court with a jury. Prior to the trial, Lou Johnson Co. and Meier & Frank Co., both corporations, were eliminated as defendants. 2 The remaining defendants moved for a directed verdict at the conclusion of the plaintiff's…