Legal Opinion
Black & Yates, Inc. v. Mahogany Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 10, 1942No. 7561PublishedCited by 181 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
The learned district judge seems to us to have been influenced by his solution of an issue that did not happen to be before him. The parties are the protagonists in a fifteen year battle.1 The contest began with botany and is ending with geography. The three plaintiffs sell a hardwood which grows in the Philippine Islands and to which they have added the designation “mahogany”. The defendants are an association and the members thereof which and who claim to be the true prophets of mahogany. They base that claim on certain botanical considerations with which the Federal…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Federal Trade Commission v. Algoma Lumber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Francis v. FlinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Maytag Co. v. Meadows Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1929
- Indiana Quartered Oak Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Rollman Mfg. Co. v. Universal Hardware WorksCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1916
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3Cited by181 opinions
- Zahn v. International Paper Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Rose v. BartleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Pennsylvania ex rel. Zimmerman v. Pepsico, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Nelson Radio & Supply Co., Inc. v. Motorola, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Julius Nagler v. Admiral CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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