First the text of the 1909 judicial decision,
and then some articles dealing with the
fallout which followed, and the flurry
of activity throughout the year 1910.



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With the above ruling having been rendered,
all the parties attempted to settle into
the proper position to continue the
automobile business in 1910.


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Then in November, 1910, a new hearing was announced,
and in January, 1913, the ruling was overturned.
The patent itself was not invalidated, but the
new ruling stated that the cars being made
were sufficiently different so as not to
infringe upon the patent.





Return to the previous Columbia page
with the conclusion of the discussion of

the Selden Patent, and the continuation
of the history of the Columbia Car