Household Finance Corp. v. Household Finance Corp.

BAKER, District Judge.

The subject-matter of the controversy is the adoption by the defendant of the exact same name as that of the plaintiff. Plaintiff objects to the defendant using its name, on the grounds that the public will become misled; that confusion will exist in the mind of the public; that plaintiff’s stock value is likely to depreciate; that plaintiff’s banking connections and stock have been and are still endangered; and that plaintiff’s credit, business, borrowing power, and stock valuation will diminish by reason of defendant’s acts, and that the plaintiff is being damaged by…