Washington Barber & Beauty Supply Co. v. Spokane Barber & Beauty Supply Co.

The Washington Barber & Beauty Supply Co., a domestic corporation, brought this suit to enjoin the Spokane Barber & Beauty Supply Co., a domestic corporation, from using the name “Spo kane Barber Supply,” or any combination of those three words. Plaintiff’s claim of priority of right to the use of the name was based upon its purchase from the trustee in bankruptcy of the physical assets, the “good will” and “corporate name” of the Spokane Barber Supply, a bankrupt corporation; and prior and continuous user of that name. Defendant answers, alleging its legal acquisition of its corporate name…