Standard Oilshares, Inc. v. Standard Oil Group, Inc.

The Chancellor.

This is a bill to restrain unfair competition. The complainant and defendant are engaged in a similar business. Each conducts an investment trust of the fixed type. Each sells to the public participating shares in Standard Oil stocks which are deposited with a trustee under an elaborate trust agreement defining the rights of the participating owners. The participating shares are evidenced by certificates. The complainant whose corporate name is Standard Oilshares, Inc., sponsors and markets participating certificates which it calls Trustee Standard Oilshares; the defendant,…