Henry Romeike, Inc. v. Albert Romeike & Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Albert Romeike & Co., Inc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 23d day of January, 1917, upon the decision of the court after a trial at the New York Special Term. , The judgment restrained the defendant from using its corporate name or the name “ Romeike ” in connection with its corporate name or with its business.
1Opinion of the Court
Dowling, J.:
In 1884 Henry Bomeike engaged in the business of conducting a press clipping bureau in the city of New York under his own name. He was not the pioneer in that field in this country, for one Shanks had previously engaged therein. He continued in that business in his own name until 1902, when the plaintiff corporation was organized as “ Henry Bomeike ” on May 6, 1902, under the laws of the State of New York, to which, as the answer herein admits, Henry Bomeike transferred “ his press clipping business and the good will thereof.” At first, and for a period of about six months,…
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