He was also involved in the case McCormick v. Manny about patent infringement of the Manny reaper. Though if Wikipedia is to believed he ended up not being dire

He was also involved in the case McCormick v. Manny about patent infringement of the Manny reaper. Though if Wikipedia is to believed he ended up not being directly involved. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Manny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Manny