Legal Opinion

Cook Paint & Varnish Co. v. Cook Chemical Co.

District Court, W.D. Missouri

Decided August 8, 1949No. 4911PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

REEVES, Chief Judge.

There is no substantial controversy either upon the facts or the law of this case. Counsel on both sides with great and commendable diligence and industry have collated a vast body of the law on the synonymous subjects of Unfair Competition, Unfair Trade Practices and Infringement of Trade-Names. The task of the court is to select and apply from able briefs applicable doctrines to the facts of the case. The only *258issue for decision is whether, upon the undisputed facts, the defendant has been guilty of unfair trade practices by infringing the trade-name of the plaintiff, if…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Singer Manufacturing Co. v. June Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Stork Restaurant, Inc. v. SahatiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
  3. Skinner v. OakesMissouri Court of Appeals · 1881
  4. Lo Buono v. Viviano & Bros.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1917

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Cook Chemical Co. v. Cook Paint & Varnish Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
  2. Beneficial Loan Corp. v. Personal Loan & Finance Corp.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1951

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