Grand Rapids Furniture Co. v. Grand Rapids Furniture Co.

SPARKS, Circuit Judge.

In this case twenty-five plaintiffs sued ■ appellant, a corporation, and six individuals alleged to have operated furniture stores in Chicago under various names. They prayed for a preliminary injunction and also a permanent injunction to enjoin the defendants from operating as a corporation under the name “Grand Rapids Furniture Company,” or any name using the words “Grand Rapids,” and from-using in any manner whatever any such name or corporate entity. The complaint was verified, and appellant, the Illinois corporation, filed its motion to strike the complaint on the…