Liberty Oil Corp. v. Crowley, Milner & Co.

The plaintiff corporation was organized in 1918 by Emil Mettetal. He and his wife had all of the stock therein except one share held by his attorney, John P. Jordan. Its purpose was to engage in the sale of lubricating oils. It adopted the trade-mark “Liberty oils and greases,” with a representation of the statue of liberty placed thereon. The sales, with a few exceptions, were made in the counties north of Wayne, usually spoken of as “the thumb,” and on the personal solicitation of Mettetal. It did no refining. Orders were sent in to a number of different refining companies and shipments…