Los Angeles Creamery Co. v. J. R. Newberry Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Curtis D. Wilbur, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtAllen, P. J.
The complaint of plaintiff alleged that in 1907 plaintiff purchased from H. A. Bingham Company (a corporation), the exclusive right to the use of the trade name “Santa Ana” as applied to the manufacture of butter, being words so used by said Bingham corporation and its predecessors for many years; that plaintiff adopted said words as a name under which to sell its butter in this state; that said words are printed upon the labels under which said butter is marketed; that plaintiff manufactures a superior grade of butter and the same has become favorably known and a large remunerative trade has…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Blythe v. AyresCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- Dodge Stationery Co. v. DodgeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- Italian Swiss Colony v. Italian Vineyard Co.California Supreme Court · 1910
- Joseph v. MacowskyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- Millbrae Co. v. TaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894