Grand Rapids Furniture Co. v. Grand Rapids Furniture Shops

The plaintiff since 1907 has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of furniture of all kinds in Grand Rapids under its present corporate name. It specializes in living-room and dining-room furniture and library tables. It advertises extensively in the trade journals and in metropolitan papers. For several years the defendant has been engaged in the manufacture and sale of furniture in Grand Rapids. Before May, 1921, its corporate name was the “John D. Raab Chair Company.” At that time it amended its articles by changing its corporate name to “Grand Rapids Furniture Shops.” Both companies…