Nerve Food Co. v. Robertson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 42, Jan. T., 1901, by-plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 951, dismissing bill in equity in case of the Nerve Pood Company v. John Robertson and William S. Moorhead. Bill in equity for the rescission of a contract of sale. From the record it appeared that on June 15, 1895, John Robertson assigned to plaintiff letters patent and a trade-mark for a patent medicine known as “ Robertson’s Nerve Food.”
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Appeal, No. 42, Jan. T., 1901, by-plaintiff, from decree of C. P. No. 2, Phila. Co., Sept. T., 1899, No. 951, dismissing bill in equity in case of the Nerve Pood Company v. John Robertson and William S. Moorhead. Bill in equity for the rescission of a contract of sale. From the record it appeared that on June 15, 1895, John Robertson assigned to plaintiff letters patent and a trade-mark for a patent medicine known as “ Robertson’s Nerve Food.” He also assigned and transferred to plaintiff at the same timé the good will of the business previously carried on by him, and also certain personal…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
The conclusion arrived at by the learned judge of the court below was fatal to the plaintiff’s contention and justly resulted in a dismissal of the bill. A sufficient condemnation of the plaintiff’s claim appears in Leaming et al. v. Wise et al., 73 Pa. 173, and in Avondale Marble Co. v. Wiggins, 12 Pa. Superior Ct. 577.
Judgment affirmed.
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Leaming v. WiseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1873
- Avondale Marble Co. ex rel. Shaw v. WigginsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1900