Southeastern Brewing Co. v. Blackwell

NORTHCOTT, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree entered in the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of South Carolina, in a suit in equity in which the appellant, herein referred to as the plaintiff, sought to enjoin the appellee, Old South Brewing Company, from using the name “Old South” in its brewery business and the appellee Blackwell, as secretary of state for South Carolina, from recording the legend “Old South Brew” as the property of the Old South Brewing Company.

After the taking of evidence and a hearing before the court below, the judge made a full…