Legal Opinion
John L. Whiting-J. J. Adams Co. v. Adams-White Brush Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 24, 1927PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCarroll, J.
In this bill in equity the plaintiff sought to restrain the defendant corporation (hereafter called the defendant) from manufacturing or selling brushes under the name of “Adams-White Brush Company” or any other name so similar to the plaintiff’s as to confuse the public, and from infringing on the trademarks “Adams” and “Whiting,” belonging to the plaintiff.
Two men whose surnames were Whiting and Adams for many years carried on the business of brush making in Boston. The firms established by them were continued by surviving members of their families. In the year 1908 the two firms formed a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- C. A. Briggs Co. v. National Wafer Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- International Trust Co. v. International Loan & Trust Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Hub Dress Manufacturing Co. v. RottenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Burns v. William J. Burns International Detective Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Libby v. LibbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
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3Cited by10 opinions
- National Fruit Product Co. v. Dwinell-Wright Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1942
- Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Mfg. Co. v. Panther-Panco Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
- Staples Coal Co. v. City Fuel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- 265 Tremont Street, Inc. v. HamilburgMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Silbert v. KersteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
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