Legal Opinion
Anchor Stove & Range Co. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 14, 1940No. 7212PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGGLE, District Judge.
This is a suit for unfair competition brought by the Anchor Stove & Range Company, an Indiana corporation, against Montgomery Ward & Company, an Illinois corporation. The principal question for consideration is whether either the Illinois statute of limitations or the equitable doctrine of laches constitutes a bar to plaintiff’s recovery.
Plaintiff filed its complaint in the District Court on August 18, 1939, alleging among other things that it was the manufacturer of a cabinet heater of a distinctive design, had established exclusive agencies for the sale of the same…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Beatty v. . Guggenheim Exploration Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Root v. Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Russell v. ToddSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Godden v. KimmellSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Wagner v. BairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. Berwick Industries, Inc.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
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