Adrian v. Unterman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
Plaintiff-appellant asks for an injunction restraining defendants from manufacturing or selling perfumery and other articles bearing plaintiff’s surname “ Adrian ”, with or without his facsimile signature. The demands in the complaint for an accounting of profits and damages were not pressed upon the argument of this appeal, and, since there is scant evidence of damages in the record, this discussion will be confined to the subject of injunctive relief.
The facts are not in serious dispute. Plaintiff is well and favorably known as a women’s dress designer. He never manufactured perfumery, nor…
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