Degnan Chevrolet, Inc. v. Cocco

SPORKIN, J.,

This matter comes before the court upon the consolidation of a bill in equity filed by plaintiff, Degnan Chevrolet, Inc., (Degnan) against defendants, Albert A. Coceo (Coceo) and his wife, Elizabeth J. Coceo (Mrs. Coceo) and an action in trespass filed by Degnan against Coceo only.1 Degnan instituted these actions simultaneously, October 20, 1972, seeking in the equity action injunctive and general equitable relief, and in the trespass suit damages, arising from the erection by defendants of two signs alleged by Degnan to be libelous.

On November 8, 1972 a preliminary injunction…