Legal Opinion
American Automobile Ass'n v. American Automobile Owners Ass'n
California Supreme Court
Decided August 1, 1932No. Docket No. S.F. 13625PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
Plaintiff corporations, American Automobile Association and California State Automobile Association, appeal from a judgment denying their application to enjoin defendant corporation from doing business under its corporate name, American Automobile Owners Association, and from using and displaying its official emblem, on the ground that said name is so similar to the name of the American Automobile Association, and its emblem so closely resembles the emblem of the California State Automobile Association as to tend to deceive and mislead.
The California State Automobile Association was…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Howe Scale Co. v. Wyckoff, Seamans & BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias v. Improved Order Knights of PythiasMichigan Supreme Court · 1897
- Dunston v. Los Angeles Van & Storage Co.California Supreme Court · 1913
- P. Lorillard Co. v. PeperCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Douglas D. Church, Doing Business as Modern SpecialistCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- C. S. Smith Metropolitan Market Co. v. LyonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences v. BensonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Sunbeam Lighting Co. v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- 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
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