Legal Opinion

Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. Food Fair, Inc.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided October 1, 1948No. Civil Action 7375PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WYZANSKI, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks relief under general principles of tort law and under Mass.St.1947, c. 307, Mass.G.L.(Ter.Ed) c. 110, § 7A, against defendant’s alleged infringement of plaintiff’s unregistered trade name, Food Fair.

Plaintiff is a Pennsylvania corporation, it operates a chain of super-markets which sell at retail groceries, provisions, fish, meats, fruits, vegetables and other products customarily sold in food stores. Originally it was incorporated under the name, “Union Premier Food Store, Inc.,” and did much of its business through subsidiaries. Thus it organized…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  4. Guaranty Trust Co. v. YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  5. Hanover Star Milling Co. v. MetcalfSupreme Court of the United States · 1916

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Pignons S. A. De Mecanique De Precision v. Polaroid CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  2. Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. Food Fair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
  3. Tiffany & Co. v. Boston Club, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1964
  4. S. S. Kresge Company v. United Factory Outlet, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  5. Modular Cinemas of America, Inc. v. Mini Cinemas Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972

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