Evans v. Von Laer

The complainants by their bill claim, as against the defendant, the exclusive use of the word “Montserrat,” as a designation for lime juice. Montserrat is the name of a small island in the West Indies, and the complainants, who reside in Liverpool, are the consignees of the Montserrat Company, Limited, a corporation having large plantations on the island. The defendant lives in Boston, and is a dealer in lemon and lime-fruit juice. Formerly he did business as Von Laer & Co., or as the Von Laer Fruit-Juice Co. It appears that on labels bearing the name Von Laer & Co., the lime juice was…