Legal Opinion

Hulburt Oil & Grease Company, a Pennsylvania Corporation v. Hulburt Oil & Grease Company, an Illinois Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 19, 1966No. 15590_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

The Hulburt Oil and Grease Company, a Pennsylvania corporation, brought this diversity action for unfair competition against the defendant, an Illinois corporation, to determine the defendant's right to use the name “Hulburt Oil and Grease Company” in Illinois. The defendant appeals from a judgment of the district court directing the defendant to change its corporate name, permanently enjoining the defendant from using a name so similar to the plaintiff’s name that confusion is likely to result, and awarding compensatory damages to the plaintiff in the amount of…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Woods v. Interstate Realty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Independent Nail & Packing Co., Inc. v. Stronghold Screw Products, IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
  3. Aladdin Mfg. Co. v. Mantle Lamp Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
  4. National Van Lines, a Corporation v. Alfred E. Dean, Trading Under the Firm Name of National Transfer & Storage Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
  5. International Committee of Young Women's Christian Ass'n v. Young Women's Christian Ass'nIllinois Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. SOUTHEAST GUAR. TR. CO., LTD. v. Rodman & Renshaw, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1973
  2. Anrig v. Ringsby UnitedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  3. Powder River Oil Co. v. Powder River Petroleum Corp.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Keaton and Keaton v. KeatonIndiana Supreme Court · 2006
  5. Josephine Miskunas v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968

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