Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1882 — Judge Blatchford’d Decision In the Mc-Alpin Shield Plug Tobacco Case. [ARTICLE]

Judge Blatchford’d Decision In the McAlpin Shield Plug Tobacco Case.

An important decision, widely affecting the interests of the tobacco trade throughout the country, was rendered recently by Judge BJatchford in the V nited States Circuit Court. In the suit of P. Lorillard & Co. against D. H. MoA pin & Co., manufacturers of the famous “Shield Plug Tobacoo,” claimed to be an infringe ment of the “Seidler Tin Tag Patent," Hie Honor refused to grant an injunction, assigning as hm reasons therefor that McAlpin's Tin Shield does not infringe the patent The case was regarded as a test suit being vigor onslv contested on both sides, and watched oittf interest by the whole trade. Gifford & Giffoid appeared for Lorillard; Samuel A. Duncan ana B. F. Thurston for MoAJpin.