LAW REPORTS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2286, 21 October 1914, Page 9

LAW REPORTS

THE FULL COURT

MILKING MACHINE PATENTS The Full Court was yesterday engaged in hearing a oaso removed from tho Supreme Court by order of tho Judge. It had. previously _ been before His Honour Mr. Justice Stringer in the Supreme Court at Auckland and Wellington. The plaintiff was . Alexander Gillies, of Victoria, dairyman, and tho defendants tho Gaire Milking Machine Company, Ltd., carrying on business in New Zealand as milking machine manufacturers and vendors. The allegation was that the Gillies milking machine was the_ first to which the air principle of working had been applied, and that th© patent, liad been infringed by tho defendants. >' His Honour tho Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) and their Honours Mr. Justico Stringer and Mr. Justice Sim occupicd.the Bench. Sir Jolm Findlay, K.C., with Mr. D. M. Findlay, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. C. P. Skerrett, K.C., with Mr. W. E. .Moore, of Auckland, appeared for the defendants. _ The plaintiff claimed aVrit of injunction to restrain the defendants from infringing letters patent of his machine; the sum of £500 as damages, or an inquiry as to the damagos sustained; that tho defendants be ordered to deliver to tie plaintiff, to be destroyed, • all pneumatic milking apparatus made by it in infringements of the said letter's patent;' and such further relief as the Court might direct. Tho defenco denied infringement of tho patent and for a further defence contended that the reasonable requirements of the public with respect to tho patented article had not been satisfied. The case will be continued this morning.