Hair v. McGuire

This is an appeal from a judgment restraining the use of a business name composed of a trade and a geographical designation, viz., “Credit Bureau of Palm Springs.” The issues on appeal are numerous and involve a consideration of the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain the findings, the' sufficiency of the complaint, the proprietary nature of such a name, the extent to which the pretrial order controls a disposition of the issues before the court, the effect of an alleged transfer of the offending business to a corporation pending trial, and alleged errors in admission of evidence.

The trial…