Caffarelli Brothers v. Western Grocer Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Error to the Court of Civil Appeals for the Fourth District, in an appeal from Bexar County. The Western Grocer Co. brought suit against Caffarelli Bros, and appealed from a judgment for defendant. This was reversed and rendered for appellants and appellees obtained writ of error.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
The Western Grocer Company instituted this suit in the District Court of Bexar County to enjoin Caffarelli Bros, from the infringement of its trade mark. It was alleged that in 1898 A. B. Frank Company, then engaged in business in the city of San Antonio, adopted as their trade mark the words, “Georgia Coon,” to be used on molasses and syrups sold by the said firm. That in 1903 A. B. Frank. Company sold out their grocery business to the Western Grocer Company and sold and assigned the said trade mark with that business. The trade mark used by A. B. Frank Company was upon a label marked Ho. 1…
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