First National Bank & Trust Co. v. First National Credit Bureau, Inc.

This is an appeal from an injunction restraining defendant from using the words “First National” as a part of its name in conducting its credit bureau business in Kalamazoo and vicinity.

Plaintiff, The First National Bank & Trust Company of Kalamazoo, is the largest bank in Kalamazoo, with a main office and 8 branches in Kalamazoo and adjacent counties. It has been in the general banking business in Kalamazoo and vicinity since 1863. Defendant, First National Credit Bureau, Inc., is a collection agency, with home offices in Detroit. It first established a branch office in Kalamazoo in 1959.…