Pressteel Company v. Halo Lighting Products, Inc.

314 F.2d 695 PRESSTEEL COMPANY, a copartnership composed of Preston A. Jones and Wallace D. Runswick and Marvin Electric Manufacturing Company, Appellants, v. HALO LIGHTING PRODUCTS, INC., and Halo Lighting of California, Inc., Appellees. No. 17716. United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit. March 6, 1963. Gardner & Zimmerman, Joseph B. Gardner and Harris Zimmerman, Oakland, Cal., for appellants. Max R. Kraus, Chicago, Ill., and Francis A. Utecht, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellees. Before BARNES and HAMLIN, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, District Judge. BARNES, Circuit Judge. 1 This is an action for infringement of United States Patent No. 2,561,986, entitled "Recessed Light Fixture with Separate Outlet Box." Jurisdiction of the district court was based upon Title 28, United States Code, Section 1338 (a). Jurisdiction of this court is based upon Title 28, United States Code, § 1291 . 2 Plaintiffs-appellants, owners of Patent No. 2,561,986, brought this action against appellees charging infringement of their patent, issued in the name of Preston A. Jones (hereinafter referred to as Jones), a partner of Pressteel Company, one of the appellants, and assigned to the four…