Legal Opinion
Auto Body Specialists, Inc. v. Vallee
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided October 30, 1985No. 84-500PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSouter, J.
The defendant appeals an order of the Superior Court (Wyman, J.) enjoining the use of “auto body specialists” as a part of his trade name. We affirm.
Since 1972, the plaintiff has operated an auto body repair business in Manchester under the registered corporate name of “Auto Body Specialists, Inc.” See RSA 293-A:10 (Supp. 1983). In May, 1983, the *383defendant began to make and repair auto bodies in Manchester, about two miles from the plaintiff’s garage, under the name of “Val-lee’s Auto Body Specialists.” At about the same time he registered that name with the Secretary of State as a trade name…
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