Societa Di Mutuo Soccorso v. Lombardo

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This appeal is from a final decree in equity, overruling exceptions and dismissing a bill. Plaintiff, Christopher Columbus Society, is a corporation of the first class, incorporated in 1916 by the Common Pleas Court of Lawrence County, for social and beneficial purposes. It brought this proceeding to restrain a group of women who had been members of its “Ladies Auxiliary”, but who are no longer recognized as such, from using the name “Christopher Columbus Auxiliary” or otherwise representing themselves as the Auxiliary to plaintiff Society.

Prior to 1937 the Society…