Legal Opinion
Thomas F. Donovan, Assignee, Intervenor v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 23, 1961No. 5725PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for “unfair competition and unfair conduct,” involving the right to make commercial use of the names of prominent persons as against one to whom such persons have purported to grant exclusive use. The court dismissed the complaint, but on a narrow ground. Plaintiff Globe Sporting Goods Corporation, prior to making a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors to intervening plaintiff Donovan, was a manufacturer and importer of sporting goods, notably baseball gloves. Defendant, Wilson Sporting Goods Company, is one of the country’s largest…
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