Belvidere Land Co. v. Owen Park Plaza, Inc.

In spite of the rich variety of possibilities which life and language afford, these litigants are engaged in a dispute over whether or not defendant may name its apartment building Owen Park Plaza when plaintiffs already own one nearby named Owen Park Apartments.

Owen park is a public park in the city of Detroit, extending from East Jefferson at Iroquois to the Detroit river. In 1940-1941 plaintiff corporation built a 24-unit apartment building at 825 Iroquois, adjacent to the corner of East Jefferson and across the street from Owen park. The building was named Owen Park Apartments. A sign…