Legal Opinion
Automotive Electric Service Corp. v. Times Square Stores Corp.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 12, 1940PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWalter, J.
Plaintiff sells, to both wholesalers and retailers, certain products manufactured by AC Spark Plug Company of Flint, Mich., and sold to plaintiff under what is called a “ franchise,” which is a contract between it and that company by which it is authorized to deal in, distribute and sell such products throughout the State of New York. It has been so doing since 1938. It does not itself manufacture such products and is not the owner of the identifying marks or brands, and it is only one of more than a dozen concerns to which the manufacturer has given similar franchises in New York State. The…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Max Factor & Co. v. KunsmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
- Bourjois Sales Corp. v. DorfmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Rozell v. RozellNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- Joseph Triner Corp. v. McNeilIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. R. H. Macy & Co.New York Supreme Court · 1951
- Norman M. Morris Corporation. v. Hess Brothers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp. v. Standard Appliances, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1951
- Pordes v. LytheNew York Supreme Court · 1955
- Candido v. WagonfeldNew York Supreme Court · 1959
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