Coca-Cola Co. v. Gay-Ola Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Tennessee; John E. McCall, Judge. Suit in equity by the Coca-Cola Company against the Gay-Ola Company. From a decree in favor of complainant in a suit for unlawful competition, both parties appeal. .
1Per curiam
Upon settlement of a decree in the district court pursuant to our opinion in Coca-Cola Co. v. Gay-Ola Co., 200 Fed. 720, 119 C. C. A. 164, the questions arising were so disposed of as to cause both parties to appeal. This makes it necessary for us to consider and apply our former opinion.
The Gay-Ola Company offered two plans by which it thought its syrup might be kept in bulk at soda fountains, and there prepared in glasses and served, without too much danger that it would be palmed off for Coca-Cola. We agree with the district judge that neither plan would be efficient, or within the fair…
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