W. H. Hill Co. v. Gray & Worcester
Michigan Supreme Court
Appeal from Wayne; Murphy, J. Bill by the W. H. Hill Company against Gray & Worcester to enjoin the sale of certain drugs in violation of a trade agreement. From a decree dismissing the bill, complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The complainant corporation for some years past has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of proprietary medicines, including specially Hill’s Cascara Bromide Quinine, a cold cure in tablet form. It is claimed that this preparation has acquired a reputation with the public as being an efficient remedy, and that the good will of complainant therein is a property right of great value. The tablets are, and since the year 1900 continuously have been, put up by complainant in a distinctive package and dress. These tablets are made under and in pursuance of a secret formula which is the sole…
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