Legal Opinion · Dissent

Carson v. Harris

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided September 5, 1951No. 12276Published

1Dissent

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

I do not concur in the majority opinion.

It seems to me that appellee bases his entire cause upon the validity of the written assignment of the trade name “Wolfe’s Inn,” signed by Mrs. Estelle A. Wolfe on August 9, 1945. It is appellee’s contention that by this alleged assignment Mrs. Wolfe has' assigned her right to re-enter the restaurant business under the name of W. W. Wolfe, Mama Wolfe or any similar name, or to1 use the slogans she had theretofore popularized, such as “A Nice Place for Nice People.”

The attempted transfer of the trade name “Wolfe’s Inn” by Mrs.…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
  2. Manhattan Medicine Co. v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
  3. Worden v. California Fig Syrup Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
  4. Beech-Nut Packing Co. v. P. Lorillard Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
  5. Falk v. . American West Indies Trading Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1905

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