Legal Opinion
Eastern Construction Co. v. Eastern Engineering Corp.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 22, 1927PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
Since March, 1922, the plaintiff has been engaged under its corporate name in the business of building construction. Prior to that time, its president individually had conducted for many years a similar business under the trade name of Eastern Construction Company and had filed a certificate to that effect, as required by law, in the office of the clerk of the county of New York. In November, 1926, a certificate of incorporation was issued by the Secretary of State to the defendant. The business in which the defendant is authorized to engage is similar to the business which the plaintiff…
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