Settlement Has Been Made in Suit Against Ball Bros. by Homer Brooke

SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN MADE

The suit of the Homer Brooke Glass Co., of New York City vs. Ball Bros. Glass Mfg. Co., of Muncie, Ind., which was brought by the Brooke company against Ball Bros. Co. for infringement of the patent granted to Homer Brooke, No. 723,983, dated March 3, 1903, for an automatic device for obtaining glass without the employment of any hand gathering process, the same as in use by the Hazel-Atlas Glass Co., came up for argument on final hearing before Judge Anderson, of Indianapolis, Ind., on October 1 and 2.

The case was argued on behalf of complainant by Charles Neave, of New York City, and Frederick P. Fish, of Boston, defendant being represented by Arthur M. Hood, of Indianapolis, and C. C. Linthicum, of Chicago. The argument consumed two days and both sides of the case were very able presented.

The questions and remarks of the judge, throughout the argument, seemed to point entirely to a decision favorable to the complainant. The was so apparent to all present that upon the completion of the argument the defendant immediately negotiated a settlement of the suit, accounting for past infringement and taking a license under the patent for the future.

The foregoing information is published in accordance with an official statement given out a few days ago by Homer Brooke, president of the Homer Brooke Glass Co.