Galt House, Inc. v. Home Supply Company

REED, Judge.

The plaintiff, Galt House, Inc., instituted this action to enjoin the defendants, Home Supply Company, and its principal officer and stockholder, Al J. Schneider, from operating a new hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, under the assumed trade name “Galt House.” The trial judge refused to enjoin the use of the name at the plaintiff’s behest. We affirm that decision for the reasons later discussed. No other issue involved in the pending litigation in the trial court is decided. We confine our consideration to the sole issue presented by this appeal.

In February 1964, the plaintiff, Galt…