Coca-Cola Co. v. Christopher

LEDERLE, District Judge.

1. Plaintiff is a Delaware corporation. The defendant is a citizen of Michigan and a resident in the City of Detroit. The amount involved in this suit is in excess of $3,000, exclusive of interest and costs.

2. The plaintiff and its predecessors have, for many years, applied the trademark “Coca-Cola” to a soft drink syrup- and beverage made therefrom, and have spent large sums of money advertising this product. For many years plaintiff’s trademark has been commonly abbreviated by-dealers and the public to “coke”. The use-of this name for plaintiff’s product has been…