Knox Hat Co. v. Self-Service Millinery Stores, Inc.

The plaintiff and the defendant are respectively dealers in women’s hats, among other things. The plaintiff is a manufacturer also and has been in the business of manufacturing women’s hats for many years, nearly thirty, with a very high reputation for quality, material and workmanship. The plaintiff is entitled to the exclusive use of a shield or crest bearing the word “ THENOX.” I take the evidence to be that this word “ THENOX ” is not in use at the present time and was not in use by the plaintiff at the time of the beginning of this action, although the expression “ The Knox ” as applied…