Legal Opinion
Hemmeter Cigar Co. v. Congress Cigar Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 14, 1941No. 8505PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final decree denying relief in a trade-mark infringement and unfair competition suit, brought in the District Court to protect appellant’s registered trade-mark, “Champion,” used in relation to its principal brand of cigars. The District Judge, in dismissing the complaint, adopted the opinion-report, findings of fact and legal conclusions of a Special Master, to whom he had referred the cause.
The Findings of Fact
The Special Master found that since 1895 the appellant company, whose president’s father was its founder, has manufactured and…
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