▁dismiss ed ▁ 1 6 ▁months ▁later . ▁Compet itors ▁l atch ed ▁onto ▁Hol t ' s ▁lit ig ious ▁nature ▁and ▁war ned ▁far mers ▁considering ▁bu ying ▁his ▁equipment ▁that ▁they ▁might ▁be ▁pro sec uted ▁for ▁pat ent ▁in fr ing ement . ▁ ▁Hol t ▁payment ▁to ▁Best ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁a ▁pat ent ▁in fr ing ement ▁law suit ▁en su ed ▁between ▁Best ▁and ▁Hol t . ▁After ▁three ▁years ▁of ▁legal ▁batt les , ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁decided ▁to ▁sett le ▁out ▁of ▁court . ▁The ▁parties ▁resolved ▁two ▁su its ▁when ▁Hol t ▁made ▁a ▁c ash ▁payment ▁to ▁C .   L .   Best ▁and ▁provided ▁C .   L .   Best ▁a ▁license ▁giving ▁them ▁access ▁to ▁all ▁Hol t ▁pat ents ▁applying ▁to ▁manufact uring ▁the ▁C .   L .   Best ' s ▁" Track layers ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁C .   L .   Best ▁bought ▁his ▁father ' s ▁old ▁factory ▁in ▁San ▁Le andro , ▁which ▁Hol t ▁had ▁closed ▁after ▁acqu iring ▁the ▁company . ▁C .   L .   Best ▁built ▁a ▁new ▁factory ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁location . ▁His ▁company ▁gained ▁attention ▁for ▁its ▁continued ▁improvements ▁to ▁its ▁products . ▁ ▁Hol t ▁bu ys ▁Lomb ard ▁pat ent ▁▁ ▁Hol t ▁received ▁a ▁pat ent ▁on ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁for ▁his ▁improved