Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Co. v. Nehi Corp.
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided January 4, 1944PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Layton, Chief Justice,
delivering the opinion of the court:
Long prior to 1886 the stimulating qualities of preparations made from leaves of the Coca, a South American shrub, and from the nut of the Cola tree, native to Africa, were well known to pharmacopolists. In or about that/ear individual predecessors of the complainant introduced to the public a non-alcoholic carbonated beverage of peculiar aroma and taste to which the name “Coca-Cola” was given as descriptive of the extracts made from Coca leaves and the Cola nut which it contained. The beverage was advertised, not only as a refreshing…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Thaddeus Davids Co. v. Davids Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Dixi-Cola Laboratories, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Snow Crest Beverages, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1946
- The American Plan Corporation v. State Loan & Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Best Foods, Inc. v. General Mills, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1945
- Porter v. Farmers Supply Service, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1985
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