American MacHine & Hydraulics, Inc. v. Floyd W. Mercer, D/B/A Wholesale Brake Supply, American MacHine & Hydraulics, Inc. v. Floyd W. Mercer, D/B/A Wholesale Brake Supply, Floyd W. Mercer v. Arp Sales, Inc., a California Corporation

585 F.2d 404 200 U.S.P.Q. 262 AMERICAN MACHINE & HYDRAULICS, INC., Appellee, v. Floyd W. MERCER, d/b/a Wholesale Brake Supply, Appellant. AMERICAN MACHINE & HYDRAULICS, INC., Appellant, v. Floyd W. MERCER, d/b/a Wholesale Brake Supply, Appellee. Floyd W. MERCER, Appellant, v. ARP SALES, INC., a California Corporation, Appellee. Nos. 75-3452, 75-3467 and 75-3547. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 2, 1978. John E. Kelly, of Pastoriza & Kelly, Santa Monica, Cal., for appellant-cross appellee. Vergil L. Gerard, Fresno, Cal., for appellee-cross appellant. Appeal from United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before ELY and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and MUECKE, District Judge. * PER CURIAM: 1 The appellants attack the District Court's summary judgment, holding the patent in suit to be invalid. 1 2 The District Court denied the appellee's motion for summary judgment filed by the appellee, a motion by which the appellee sought to recover attorney's fees, and the appellee has cross-appealed from that ruling. We find no merit, either in the appeal or the cross-appeal. 3 The District Court's determination of the patent's invalidity…