Legal Opinion
Rogers-Kent, Inc. v. General Electric Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided August 26, 1957No. 17341PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Oxner, Justice.
This action was brought under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act, Volume 1, Title 10, Chapter 24 of the 1952 Code, to determine the constitutionality of our “Fair Trade Act”, sections 66-91 to 66-95, inclusive, of the 1952 Code.
This legislation was enacted in 1937. 40 St. at L. 301. It was entitled “An Act to Protect Trade Mark Owners, Distributors and the Public Against Injurious and Uneconomic Practices in the Distribution of Commodities Under a Distinguishing Trade Mark, Brand or Name.”
Section 66-93, so far as material to our discussion, reads:
“No contract relating to the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Schwegmann Bros. v. Calvert Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
- New State Ice Co. v. LiebmannSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Old Dearborn Distributing Co. v. Seagram-Distillers Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Tyson & Brother v. BantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- Chas. Wolff Packing Co. v. Court of Industrial RelationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Wilke & Holzheiser, Inc. v. Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- Bulova Watch Co. v. Brand Distributors of North Wilkesboro, Inc.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Bulova Watch Co. v. Zale Jewelry Co. of CheyenneWyoming Supreme Court · 1962
- American Home Products Corporation v. HomseySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1961
- Remington Arms Co. v. SkaggsWashington Supreme Court · 1959
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