Thau-Nolde, Inc. v. Krause Dental Sup. & Gold Co., Inc.

STOCKARD, Commissioner.

In this suit for an injunction and for damages the defendants have appealed from a judgment adverse to them. The notice of appeal was filed prior to January 1, 1972, and appellate jurisdiction is in this court by reason of the amount in dispute.

The trial was before the court without a jury. In making our review on this appeal we determine the cause de novo, weigh the competent evidence introduced on the factual issues essential to the appeal, and reach our own conclusions based on the evidence, although we defer to the finding of the trial court where there is…