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JOYCE V. CHILLICOTHE FOUNDRY, 127 U. S. 557 (1888)
127 U. S. 557U.S. Supreme Court
Joyce v. Chillicothe Foundry, 127 U.S. 557 (1888)
Joyce v. Chillicothe Foundry
No. 149
Argued January 26, 1888
Decided May 14, 1888
127 U.S. 557
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
Syllabus
Claim 1 of letters patent No. 154,989, granted to Jacob O. Joyce, September 15, 1874, for an improvement in lifting jacks, namely,
"A pawl for lever jack with two or more teeth, and adapted to move in inclined slots, grooves, or guides formed in the frame, substantially as described,"