Centaur Co. v. Hughes Bros. Mfg.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Texas. Suit in equity by the Centaur Company against the Hughes Bros. Manufacturing Company for unfair trade, in imitating complainant. bottles and labels. An application for a preliminary injunction was denied, and complainant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSwayne, District Judge
The bill, answer, and exhibits in this case raise the same issues as those raised in the case of Centaur Co. v. Neathery, 91 Fed. 891, and Same v. Reinecke, Id.1001. The questions of law discussed in those cases apply to this, and the main exhibits of the labels and wrappers in which the respective parties prepared their packages, and upon which the decision of the case turns, are as follows: "Exhibit A and Exhibit B"; "Exhibit A, Complainant's Wrapper"; "Exhibit B, Respondent's Wrapper." While the issues made by the bill, answer, and Exhibits A and B, in this case, are similar to those in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Centaur Co. v. NeatheryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1893
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