Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Co. v. Standard Oil Co. of North Dakota
District Court, D. North Dakota
Decided July 27, 1954No. Civ. 2008PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOGEL, Chief Judge.
By this ease, plaintiff, Standard Oil Company, an Indiana corporation, seeks to enjoin defendant The Standard Oil Company of North Dakota, a North Dakota corporation, and defendant S. H. Kaplan from using the words “Standard”, “Standard Oil” or “Standard Oil Company” as trade-marks or as part of the name of defendant corporation. Diversity of citizenship plus more than the statutory amount are involved. This Court has jurisdiction.
The questions here must be determined according to the law of the State of North Dakota. Erie R. Co. v. Tompkins, 1938, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Standard Oil Co. of New Mexico, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
- Esso, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Standard Oil Co. of Colorado v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1934
- Indian Territory Oil & Gas Co. v. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. American Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- State of North Dakota v. Merchants National Bank and Trust Company, Fargo, North DakotaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Standard Oil Company (Kentucky) v. Humble Oil & Refining CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Standard Oil Co.(Kentucky)District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1964
- North Dakota v. Merchants National Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
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