Car Advertising Co. v. New York City Car Advertising Co.

The plaintiff seeks an injunction pendente lite restraining the defendant from using the name “ New York City Car Advertising Company.” The facts are as follows: From 1891 until the summer of 1901 Henry Wineburgh, Jesse Wineburgh and Abraham Wineburgh, brothers, were the owners of the Railway Advertising Company, a corporation, and were engaged in the business of advertising in cars. Some time in 1900 or 1901 differences arose between Henry on the one hand and the other two on *106the other hand, and the former withdrew and organized the plaintiff corporation under the laws of the State of New…