Standard Acc. Ins. v. Standard Surety & Casualty Co. of New York

(after stating the facts as above).

The question presented is whether the defendant by the mere use of its own corporate name in the casualty insurance and surety fields infringes any rights of the plaintiff. Before considering the degree of similarity between the titles and tbe effect of it, certain preliminary facts should be recognized.

In the first place, the plaintiff has an exceedingly valuable good will built on almost fifty years of honest, intelligent, and conscientious service. From a small beginning it has steadily progressed until it is now in the foremost rank of such companies,…