Question juridique clé
Whether invited visits to take measurements and fulfill custom shoe orders constitute taxable 'seeking orders' under the Patent Tax Act.
Solution extraite
No. Visiting customers only after their invitation, taking measurements, and later delivering the ordered shoes is not order-seeking within the meaning of the law.
Motifs extraits
The initiative came from the customers, not from the shoemaker. He did not canvass clients uninvited; he merely responded to invitations. The need to travel for measurement because of the nature of the trade is legally irrelevant. The case is analogous to the prior Gerber decision.