Supreme Court of the United States, 1916

Published opinions from 1916. The case name opens the case page.

1916 opinions

SCOTUSAmerican Well Works Company, Plff. in Err. v. Layne & Bowler Company and Mahlon E. Layne

May 22, 1916241 U.S. 257

The Supreme Court reversed a federal district court's dismissal of a removed action in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendants falsely and maliciously slandered its title to its pump by claiming the pump infringed the defendants' patent and by threatening infringement suits against sellers and buyers.

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