Legal Opinion

Ammon & Person v. Narragansett Dairy Co.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided November 18, 1919No. Nos. 1404, 1405PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island; Arthur R. Brown, Judge, Suit in equity by Ammon & Person,' a corporation, against the Narragansett Dairy Company, Limited. From the decree, both parties appeal.

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.

This is a trade-mark infringement case. The plaintiff is a wholesale dealer in oleomargarine, organized as a corporation under the laws of New Jersey, with headquarters at Jersey City. It and its predecessors in title have used since 1891 the trade-mark “Queen of the West” on oleomargarine sold by them. In *881this name the word “Queen” is obviously the dominant part, as the court below held.

[ 1 ] The defendant is a Rhode Island corporation, organized in August, 1915. It manufactures and sells oleomargarine at Providence, R. I. The Narragansett Dairy Company (not the…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hanover Star Milling Co. v. MetcalfSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
  3. McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  4. Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
  5. Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872

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3Cited by20 opinions

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  3. Hemmeter Cigar Co. v. Congress Cigar Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
  4. Sweetarts, an Oregon Corporation v. Sunline, Inc., a Missouri Corporation, and Menlo F. Smith, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
  5. W. G. Reardon Laboratories, Inc. v. B. & B. Exterminators, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934

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