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MYERS V. GROOM SHOVEL CO., 141 U. S. 674 (1891)
141 U. S. 674U.S. Supreme Court
Myers v. Groom Shovel Co., 141 U.S. 674 (1891)
Myers v. Groom Shovel Company
No. 70
Argued November 4, 1891
Decided December 7, 1891
141 U.S. 674
Syllabus
Letters patent No. 208,258, granted September 24, 1878, to Henry M. Myers for an "improvement in handle sockets for shovels, spades and scoops" are void for want of novelty in the alleged invention covered by them, that invention having been anticipated by the "Ames California spade."
The case is stated in the opinion.