Legal Opinion
John Wright, Inc. v. Casper Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 25, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-63PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
The parties to this lawsuit are rivals in the manufacture and sale of mechanical penny banks. Each claims that its products are faithful reproductions of original cast-iron banks — now collectors’ items — which were introduced in the United States shortly after the Civil War and remained popular through the early 1900s. John Wright, Inc. is the senior of the two competitors; it seeks injunctive relief and damages for alleged unfair competition and false advertising. At the close of the hearing on plaintiff’s Motion for Preliminary Injunction I…
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