Mitchell v. Rockefeller Center, Inc.

The complaint in this action was dismissed by this court on the ground that it appeared on its face that the name “ Rockefeller ” was used as part of the corporate name of the assignee, “ Rockefeller Purchasing Corporation,” without the *442defendant’s consent, and that the assignee corporation was organized for the purpose of deceiving the public and leading the assignee’s patrons to believe that it was in some way connected with the lessor, Rockefeller Center, Inc.

That conclusion was reversed by the Appellate Division (256 App. Div. 635), the court holding that “ whether Rockefeller Purchasing…