Legal Opinion
Hat Corporation of America v. DL Davis Corporation
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided June 23, 1933No. 2263PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHincks, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
Although I have separately stated the facts of this ease and my controlling conclusions, the importance of the ease, and, even more, the importance of the principles of law involved, seem to me to justify a fuller discussion.
The first glimpse of the facts discloses that Wm. H. Dobbs has no part in the corporate organization of the defendant. Yet, the defendant is distributing its product under his name. Such use by the defendant of the name of one not a part of its organization, in view of its close similarity to the name “Dobbs,” so long used by the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Howe Scale Co. v. Wyckoff, Seamans & BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co. v. Hall's Safe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- L. E. Waterman Co. v. Modern Pen Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Kidd v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Meneely v. . MeneelyNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Taylor Wine Company, Inc. v. Bully Hill Vineyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Levitt Corp. v. LevittCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Basile, S.P.A. v. Francesco BasileCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Berghoff Restaurant Co., Inc. v. Lewis W. Berghoff, Inc., and Lewis W. BerghoffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- American Distilling Co. v. Bellows & Co.California Court of Appeal · 1951
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