Caigan v. Plibrico Jointless Firebrick Co.

The action of plaintiff in causing all telephone calls to the Plibrico Company not to be transferred to Caigan’s new telephone in the Beach Exchange seems to me plainly unfair competition. This act must be construed in the light of the fact that plaintiff had hired Caigan’s old office and got his old telephone number.

At this time, Caigan and the Plibrico Company were in sharp competition in the business of furnishing this common material. There is no evidence of any superiority in plaintiff’s output. The plaintiff’s rights were limited to its trade-mark; but “there is no such thing as…