Brooklyn Trust Co. v. McCutchen
District Court, E.D. New York
In Equity. Suit by the Brooklyn Trust Company and another, as ■executors of the will of L. J. Busby, deceased, against Charles W. Mc-Culcheu. On final hearing.
1Opinion of the Court
CHATFIELD, District Judge.
The firm of Holt & Co., from 1861 to 1868, bad as partners one Robert S. Holt and one S. O. Ryder. At some time during that period, another partner by the name of Searles bad an interest in the business. In 1868 Mr. Ryder retired, leaving the ownership of the entire property with those who then composed the firm of Holt & Co. Mr. Ryder later placed upon the market a brand of flour under the same name as a well-known brand of Holt & Co. In 1882, the members of the firm of Holt & Co. brought an action against certain dealers who were buying and selling the brand of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Menendez v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. RobesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1835
- American Bonding & Trust Co. v. Gibson CountyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1904
- Frederick v. CooperSupreme Court of Iowa · 1856
- Brooklyn Trust Co. v. McCutchenU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern New York · 1911