Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. v. Cohannet Silver Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts
In Equity. Suit by William A. Rogers, Rimited, aginst the Cohan-net. Silver Company, to restrain defendant’s use of the word “Rogers” on silver-plated ware.
1Opinion of the Court
CORT, Circuit Judge.
There can be no question that the right to the use of th'e name “Rogers” upon silver-plated ware is regarded as a valuable property right. This is shown by the history of the prior litigation involving this right and by the proofs in the case at bar.
The complainant has a qualified property right in such use. This was decided by the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1895 in the case of Rogers v. Wm. Rogers Manufacturing Company, 70 Fed. 1019, 17 C. C. A. 575.
The defendant has no color of right to the use of the name “Rogers” upon the silver-plated ware…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Rogers v. Wm. Rogers Manuf'g Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1895
3Cited by2 opinions
- WM. A. Rogers, Ltd. v. Rogers Silverware Redemption Bureau, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1917
- Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. v. H. O. Rogers Silver Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1916