Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods Co. v. American Piano Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
■Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Suit by'the American Piano Company against the Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods Company and others. ■ -From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendants appeal.
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■Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Missouri; David P. Dyer, Judge. Suit by'the American Piano Company against the Stix, Baer & Fuller Dry Goods Company and others. ■ -From an order granting a preliminary injunction, defendants appeal. William Knabe began the manufacture of the piano which has since become famous as the “Knabe” in the city of Baltimore, in 1837. Soon after he took his two sons, Ernest and William II into partnership under the firm name of “Wm. Knabe & Co.” The father died in 1864. The business was continued by members of his family…
1Opinion of the CourtAmidon, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). This case is closely parallel with the Hall Safe Cases, reported in 208 U. S. 267, 28 Sup. Ct. 288, 52 L. Ed. 481, and 208 U. S. 554, 28 Sup. Ct. 350, 52 L. Ed. 616. There is this distinction: The present case concerns pianos, an article used in the fine art of music, and hence the personal genius of the maker would be a larger element than manufacturing and business organization in producing trade reputation. In the safe business the latter elements would be controlling. Here, as in the Hall Cases', there is nothing in the connection of the individual…
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