Legal Opinion

Pierce v. Guittard

California Supreme Court

Decided November 25, 1885No. 8944PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco., and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.

— The complaint alleges that the plaintiff for more than thirteen years next preceding the commencement of this action has been, and still is, engaged in the manufacture and sale of a chocolate called and known as “German Sweet Chocolate,” — “the name of German being that of one Samuel German, who was on and before the 19th of June, 1867, employed, and who has ever since been and is now employed, by plaintiff in the manufacture of the said chocolate, and who on said 19th of June, 1867, for a valuable consideration, duly assigned and transferred to the plaintiff the exclusive right to use his,…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Bissell Chilled Plow Works v. T. M. Bissell Plow Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Michigan · 1902
  2. Schmidt v. BriegCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  3. Italian Swiss Colony v. Italian Vineyard Co.California Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Mallard Creek Industries, Inc. v. MorganCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1997
  5. Drake Medicine Co. v. GlessnerOhio Supreme Court · 1903

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