McCann v. Anthony
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Greene County Circuit Court, W. F. Geigeb, Judge. Courts ■of equity will, with great jealousy, protect a manufacturer or trader from unlawful competition in his business, and will override all technicalities to reach justice in a particular case. Ayres v. Meikle & Co., Pat. Off. Gaz. June 3, 1884, 1027; Williams v. Johnson, 2 Bosw. 1 Wamsutta Mills v. Allen, Cox’ s Manual, No. 660; Harrison v. Taylor, 11 Jur.
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Appeal from the Greene County Circuit Court, W. F. Geigeb, Judge. Courts ■of equity will, with great jealousy, protect a manufacturer or trader from unlawful competition in his business, and will override all technicalities to reach justice in a particular case. Ayres v. Meikle & Co., Pat. Off. Gaz. June 3, 1884, 1027; Williams v. Johnson, 2 Bosw. 1 Wamsutta Mills v. Allen, Cox’ s Manual, No. 660; Harrison v. Taylor, 11 Jur. (N. S.) 408; Morgan v. Schwackhoffer; Gambel v. Stephenson, 10 Mo. App. 581. The principle of Perry v. Truefitt (6 Beav. 66-73), that no one has a right to put off his…
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
This is a suit in equity to enjoin a colorable imitation of a label, by which the plaintiffs have long, marked an article of smoking tobacco of their manufacture, called “Old Coon Smoking Tobacco,” which has acquired a valuable reputation in the market. This label is in form, size and color substantially as follows:
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The plaintiffs have used this label continuously since the year 1874, and have built up a large trade in this brand of tobacco. Their business has always been carried on at Springfield, Missouri. The defendant has also been engaged in manufacturing smoking tobacco at Springfield,…
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