Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Mechanics' Clothing Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island
In Equity. On petition for modification of a decree for a preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
The defendants seek to modify the preliminary injunction, not upon the ground that it was improvidently issued, but because of matters that have occurred subsequent to the entry of the decree. Assuming, for this petition, that the defendants have duly advertised their lack of authority from the Sperry & Hutchinson Company to issue trading stamps, and that this is generally known, is this a sufficient reason to move this court to affirmative action? By their wrongful acts the defendants were brought under injunction, and therefore, upon this petition, have not the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hovey v. McDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- National Tel. News Co. v. Western Union Tel. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
- Allison v. CorsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
- Cotting v. Kansas City Stock-Yards Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas · 1897
- General Electric Co. v. Re-New Lamp Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1903
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- Independent News Co., Inc., National Comics Publications, Inc., Superman, Inc. v. Harry WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Merchants Green Trading Stamp Co. v. Vornado, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1962