Walter Baker & Co. v. Gray
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska. Bill by Walter Baker & Co., Limited, against Sydney C. Gray and another, partners as the Gray Mercantile Company. Decree dismissing the bill, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This was a bill to restrain unfair trade, which the learned trial court dismissed. Hence this appeal.
Complainant is a corporation organized and existing under the Jaws of the state of Massachusetts, and by divers successions and transfers claims the right, alleged to have originated as early as 1780 in one James Baker, to carry on the business of manufacturing and selling chocolate and cocoa under the trade or corporate name of “Walter Baker & Co.” and particularly claims the exclusive right to the use of the word “Baker” in connection with the sale of its chocolate and…
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