Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-10-01 | Page 5 | Smelting Patent Suit is Opened

Smelting Patent Suit Is s Opened BUTTE Mont 1 Oct 1 AP AP In In Inan an effort to collect part of ot a sum estimated at from to which it claims from five mining and smelting corporations corporations corporations corpora corpora- for tor infringement on tho the patent rights of ot O George orge Campbell Carson Canon on c certain smelting machinery the Investment company of San will begin beg today the presentation presentation pre pre- of ot evidence in its Injunction Injunction injunction tion suit and damage action against the Anaconda Copper Mining company com com- pany Carson a former prospector and smelter after aftel a legal battis batUs bat- bat Us of many years about a year ago won his first suit to collect from companies which he alleged were using his patents The initial victory victory vic vic- tory was v won in the California co courts coury after Carson C. had found fi financial fl- fl aid to carry carryon on his fight to collect on his invention rhe The American Amer Amer- ican Icah Smelting and Refining company company com company com com- pany was the defendant in the first sUit and the court of ot appeals is now engaged in figuring the amount of ot damages to be collected by Carson