Examine a landmark legal case from the 19th century with this detailed account of the evidence presented in Ross Winans vs. The Eastern Railroad Company. Focusing on the complaint's argument that the defendant had infringed on Winan's patent for a new type of railway car design, this volume provides a compelling case study in the legal and technological issues of the era.

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