Legal Opinion
Zapata Corp. v. Zapata Trading International, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 15, 1992No. C14-92-00147-CVPublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MORSE, Former Justice.
Appellant, Zapata Corporation appeals a directed verdict granted in favor of Appel-lee, Zapata Trading International, Inc. We reverse and remand.
Zapata Corporation (appellant) filed suit against Jose P. Montalvo d/b/a Zapata International for common law trademark and tradename infringement. Mr. Montalvo later incorporated his business under the name Zapata Trading International, Inc. (appellee). The appellant amended its petition and joined the appellee as a defendant. The appellant sought a temporary and a permanent injunction enjoining Jose Mon-talvo d/b/a…
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