Hostetter Co. v. Bower
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
This was a hill in equity by the Hostetter Company against Simon Bower, for alleged infringement of trade-marks and unfair competition in trade. Final hearing on pleadings and proofs..
1Opinion of the Court
COXE, District Judge.
This cause turns solely upon a question of fact. The bill is based upon alleged unfair competition in trade. The defendant, who is a retail liquor dealer, is charged with fraud in sdling as the genuine bitters of the complainant a cheap imitation thereof manufactured by one Emil Becker. It is alleged that he deceives the public by purchasing the spurious article in large quantities and selling it to his customers from bottles which once contained the genuine Hostetter Bitters and still retain the complainant's labels and trade-marks.
The charge against the defendant is a…
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