Federation Brand Salmon Canning Co. v. Short

Federation Brand Salmon Canning Co. v. Short
Collection
Supreme Court Judgments
Date
1900-12-07
Report
(1900) 31 SCR 378
Judges
Taschereau, Henri-Elzéar; Gwynne, John Wellington; Sedgewick, Robert; King, George Edwin; Girouard, Désiré
On appeal from
British Columbia
Subjects
Intellectual property
Decision Content
Supreme Court of Canada
Federation Brand Salmon Canning Co. v. Short, (1900) 31 S.C.R. 378
Date: 1900-12-07
The Federation Brand Salmon Canning Company v. Short
1900: October 24; 1900: December 7.
Present: Taschereau, Gwynne, Sedgewick, King and Girouard JJ.
Patent of invention—Combination of known devices—Novelty—New result—Infringement.
APPEAL from the judgment of the Supreme Court of British Columbia [1], reversing the judgment at the trial by which the plaintiff's action was dismissed with costs.
The action was for damages and an injunction for alleged violation of the plaintiff's patent of invention for soldering oval cans by causing them to revolve with regularity and to be evenly dipped in a bed of solder. The defence was that defendant was making use of another patent with the consent and license of the patentee and that the machine so used possessed advantages superior to the plaintiff's patent. The judgment appealed from reversed the decision of Drake J. al: the trial in favour of the defendant, granted the injunction and condemned the defendant for nominal damages.
After hearing counsel for the parties the court reserved judgment and on a subsequent day dismissed the appeal with costs.
Appeal dismissed with costs.
C. Wilson Q.C. for the appellant.
Ridoit for the respondent.
[1] 7 B. C. Rep. 197.