Bernstein v. Friedman

OPINION

Blu.me, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff in this case, doing business under the name of Western Ranchman Outfitters, sued the defendant to compel him to remove from his store a sign reading, “Western Outfitters”, with a picture of a man wearing the regalia of a Western ranchman or cowboy placed between the two words. After the trial of the case the court found that the sign of the defendant would be likely to mislead the public into thinking that the defendant’s store is the plaintiff’s store; that plaintiff has used the name of Western Ranchman Outfitters for many years, and that the name…