Legal Opinion

Storer v. Ripley

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1953PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEager, J.

This action, which has been tried by the court without a jury, involves the legal rights and relations of the stockholders of Believe It or Not, Inc. The said corporation is engaged principally in the exploitation and use of the trade names and trade-marks “ Believe It or Not, Ripley “ Believe It or Not ” and “ Ripley ”. It has a license from the executors of the estate of the late Robert L. Ripley to use and exploit the said names and marks.

The parties to this action are the present owners of all the 100 shares of the issued and outstanding stock of the corporation. The plaintiff is the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lockley v. RobieNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
  2. Wygod v. Makewell Hats, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1942

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ripley v. StorerNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
  2. Guilford Glazer v. Jerome S. Glazer and Louis A. Glazer, Jerome S. Glazer and Louis A. Glazer v. Guilford GlazerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  3. Storer v. RipleyNew York Supreme Court · 1958
  4. Ripley v. StorerNew York Supreme Court · 1955
  5. Ripley v. StorerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955

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