Robinson v. Spikes

Kathleen Spikes Robinson filed this suit seeking to enjoin Elijah Franklin Spikes from using *618the name “Spikes” in connection with the operation of a restaurant and also requiring him to remove a sign bearing the name “Spikes” which was located in front of his restaurant, and for damages.

The complainant and defendant were formerly husband and wife, being divorced during the year 1958. Up until the divorce, they operated a restaurant on the Alcoa-Knoxville Highway, approximately six miles north of Maryville which was known as Spikes Restaurant. Mr. Spikes has been engaged in the restaurant…