Legal Opinion
Florence A. Pike v. Ruby Foo's Den, Inc., of Maryland, a Coproration
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 5, 1956No. 12124_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case concerns the right to use the name “Ruby Foo’s Den,” as applied to a restaurant business.
Plaintiff-appellant brought suit in the District Court for the appointment of a receiver for appellee corporation, and for certain other relief which need not concern us here. A receiver was appointed, and in due course he recommended sale of the appellee corporation’s assets. At this point a question arose as to whether the name “Ruby Foo’s Den,” used to denominate a Washington, D. C., restaurant owned by appellee corporation, was an asset of the corporation, or…
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