Legal Opinion
Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America v. Guardian National Life Insurance
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 17, 1958No. Civ. A. No. 7110PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a large life insurance company doing business throughout the United States, brings this action against defendant, an industrial life insurance company qualified to do business only in the State of Louisiana, charging unfair competition in that defendant is using a *625name deceptively similar to that long used by the plaintiff. The matter is before the court on application for temporary injunction prohibiting the defendant from using the word “Guardian” in its name. The Court, having considered the evidence, the argument and briefs of counsel, now makes…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ohio Oil Co. v. ConwaySupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Standard Acc. Ins. v. Standard Surety & Casualty Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1931
- Vick Chemical Co. v. Thomas Kerfoot & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1935
- Continental Ins. Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
3Cited by4 opinions
- Allstate Insurance Co. v. Allstate Investment Corp.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1962
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- Guardian Life Insurance v. Guardian National Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960
- Ohio National Life Ins. v. Ohio Life Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1965