Legal Opinion
Riverbank Laboratories v. Hardwood Products Corp.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided June 13, 1958No. 54 C 300PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIUS J. HOFFMAN, District Judge.
This is a common-law action for unfair competition in which the plaintiff seeks to restrain the defendant from using the name “Riverbank” on sound insulating doors manufactured by defendant. Plaintiff also seeks damages for disparagement of its trade name. Federal jurisdiction is properly predicated upon diversity of citizenship, and the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, exceeds $3,000.
Plaintiff, Riverbank Laboratories, was founded in 1913 by one George Fabyan at Geneva, Illinois, as a not-for-profit sole proprietorship. In 1921, the…
2Cases cited54 opinions
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- Scott Paper Co. v. Marcalus Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by9 opinions
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