Legal Opinion
Brewer v. Egyptian Sports, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 24, 1984No. 5—83—0132PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE WELCH
delivered the opinion of the court:
The issue in this case is who is entitled to use the name “Prime Time Restaurant * Lounge” in Carbondale. The trial court held that the owner of a restaurant of that name in Mt. Vernon should be protected against use of a similar name by the operator of a restaurant in a sports complex in Carbondale. We agree with that conclusion.
Plaintiff Robert Brewer is the president and majority shareholder of plaintiff America’s Best Inns, Inc. That corporation owns motels in East Peoria, Bloomington, Champaign, Mt. Vernon and Marion, Illinois.…
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