Legal Opinion

Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Manufacturing Co. v. Goodyear Rubber Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 10, 1888No. 49PublishedCited by 140 opinions

APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. In equity to restrain the use of a company name in business. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Mk. Justice Field

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a suit in equity, brought by. the Goodyear Rubber Company, a corporation created' under the laws of New York, ,to restrain Goodyear’s India Rubber Glove Manufacturing Company, a corporation created under the laws of Connecticut, and others, defendants below, from using the name of “ Goodyear’s Rubber Manufacturing Company,” or any equivalent name in their business. The bill alleges that the plaintiff was organized as a corporation on the 20th of November, 1872, for the purpose of manufacturing and dealing in india rubber and gutta…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  3. Manufacturing Co. v. TrainerSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Sawyer v. HornU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Maryland · 1880

3Cited by140 opinions

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  2. Howe Scale Co. v. Wyckoff, Seamans & BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Columbia Mill Co. v. AlcornSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
  4. Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  5. Brown Chemical Co. v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891

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