Legal Opinion
Boron Oil Co. v. Callanan
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided November 28, 1973No. Docket 14892PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFitzgerald, J.
This action is one of unfair competition for use of defendant’s trade name — Boron Realty.
Plaintiff is a large Ohio corporation, a subsidiary of Standard Oil Corporation, and has long used the name Boron in the marketing of its gasoline and oil products. Plaintiff has been qualified to do business in Michigan since 1955. However, it has been only since 1967 that it has expended major sums of money in actively entering the market in the metropolitan area. Plaintiff involved itself in substantial real estate dealings, acquiring about 300 parcels of land worth over 22 million dollars. Plaintiff…
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