Peeples v. Wolfe

CALLISTER, Justice.

This is an action instituted by plaintiff, Richard Peeples, to enjoin defendants’ use of the trade name “Al’s Sporting Goods.” Plaintiff was the sole proprietor of a retail business known as “Al’s Sporting Goods,”1 which sold merchandise for sportsmen and repaired equipment. The facilities of the last business location were adapted to these business activities.

On June 22, 1965, plaintiff made a general assignment for the benefit of creditors to Intermountain Association of Credit Men. The assignee circulated a notice of sale, and defendants submitted a bid for the…