Horlick's Malted Milk Co. v. A. Spiegel Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeals from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oscae M. Ebitz, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff commenced an action against the defendants by service of summons and complaint.
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Appeals from an order of the circuit court for Milwaukee county: Oscae M. Ebitz, Circuit Judge. The plaintiff commenced an action against the defendants by service of summons and complaint. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff and defendant A. Spiegel Company are Wisconsin corporations, and further alleges: “3. On information and belief, that defendant' Adolph Spiegel is and at all the times hereinafter mentioned has been the president of defendant A. Spiegel Company and in active charge and direction of its business, and that he ordered, directed, assisted, confederated, and connived in…
1Opinion of the CourtKehwiN, J.
On the plaintiff’s appeal it is contended that the court below was in error in ordering the witness to answer certain questions and in ordering him committed for contempt in refusing to do so. .As appears from the complaint, the action was brought for what is known as unfair trade, the plaintiff claiming in its complaint that the defendant was selling products, not the product of the plaintiff, as and for the plaintiff’s product. The first group of questions under consideration are those relating to reports of sales. The plaintiff claimed the defendant made sales of products other than…
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