Legal Opinion

Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Mechanics' Clothing Co.

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island

Decided November 29, 1904No. 2,651PublishedCited by 20 opinions

In Equity. Defendants’ demurrers to portions of the bill of complaint. Se- 128 Fed. 800.

1Opinion of the Court

BROWN, District Judge.

By demurrers to portions of the bill, the defendants seek to raise the question of their right to buy and' to reissue trading stamps in substantially the same manner in which they are issued by merchants who by special contract with the Sperry & Hutchinson Company are authorized to issue the stamps. Passing objections to the form of the demurrers we may consider the substantial question.

Upon consideration of the allegations of the bill as to the nature of the trading stamps, it is apparent that the only purpose for which, they are issued to collectors is for redemption;…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. National Tel. News Co. v. Western Union Tel. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1902
  2. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Mechanics' Clothing Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Rhode Island · 1904

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Waring v. WDAS Broadcasting Station, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. John D. Park & Sons Co. v. HartmanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
  3. Independent News Co., Inc., National Comics Publications, Inc., Superman, Inc. v. Harry WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
  4. Cross-Abbott Company v. Howard's, Inc.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1965
  5. Sperry & Hutchinson Co. v. Louis Weber & Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1908

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