Legal Opinion
Progressive Welder Co. v. Collom
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided October 20, 1954No. Civ. No. 4623PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOYCE, District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action seek equitable relief upon their claim that the defendants wrongfully appropriated and wrongfully use the words “Progressive Welder” as part of their business names or designations. Jurisdiction is found in this court by reason of diversity of citizenship and the existence of the requisite amount in controversy.
Progressive Welder Company (hereafter referred to as the Welder Company) and Progressive Welder Sales Company (hereafter referred to as the Sales Company) were incorporated under their present names in 1935 and 1950 respectively under…
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