Chas. H. Elliott Co. v. Skillkrafters, Inc.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 440, Jan. T., 1921, by defendants, from decree of C. P. No. 5, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1919, No. 1733, on bill in equity, in case of Chas. H. Elliott Co. v. Skillkrafters, Inc., a corporation, Frederick A. Schimp, Albert F. Diemand, Thomas Yon Trott and Rhoda McDaid. Bill in equity for injunction. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the case. Injunction awarded. Defendants appealed. Error assigned, among others, was decree, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Sadler,
In 1916, the plaintiff company began the manufacture and sale of pins and rings, specially designed as class *187and college emblems. It developed a considerable trade in the articles which it produced, and its wares had become known in many institutions through its catalogues, and the actual users of its designs. In its employ, until 1918, were the individual defendants named in this proceeding, who, subsequently, formed the corporation complained of, which established a business of like character, appealing to the same class of customers. The Elliott Company…
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