Legal Opinion
Professional Golfers Association of America v. Bankers Life & Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1975No. 74-2117PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA or the association) brought this suit for trademark infringement and unfair competition against its erstwhile associate in a golf club located at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Bankers Life and Casualty Company (Bankers) built the clubhouse and courses that housed the golf association’s national headquarters for ten years. The collaboration was never extremely amicable, and final estrangement occurred in February of 1973 when the PGA vacated the premises for good. Bankers refused to remove the initials “PGA” from the…
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