Union Tank Car Co. v. Lindsay Soft Water Corp. of Omaha, Inc.

MEMORANDUM

ROBINSON, Chief Judge.

This action was instituted by Union Tank Car Company, a New Jersey corporation with its principal place of business in Chicago, Illinois, against Lindsay Soft Water Corporation, of Omaha, Inc., a Nebraska corporation with its principal place of business in Omaha, and the Northwestern Bell Telephone Company. The complaint alleges breach of contract, unfair competition and violation of the trademark laws [specifically, 15 U.S.C. § 1114].

Jurisdiction exists by reason of diversity of citizenship with am amount in controversy exceeding ten thousand dollars,…