Manners v. Triangle Film Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
In Equity. Action by J. Hartley Manners against the Triangle Film Corporation and another. On motion for injunction pendente lite.
1Opinion of the Court
MANTON, District Judge.
The plaintiff is a well-known playwright, and seeks in this action to restrain, by injunction, the defend*294ants from using the title '‘Happiness” as the title of a play or photo-play. He claims that, in violation of his sole right in the title “Happiness” as a trade-name or trade-mark, the defendants should not only be restrained in its use, but should compensate him for the damages he has sustained. The action has been removed from the state court.
The defendants move to dismiss the complaint, on the ground that it does not state facts warranting equitable relief.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- G. & C. Merriam Co. v. SaalfieldCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
- Kalem Co. v. Harper BrothersSupreme Court of the United States · 1911
- Glaser v. St. Elmo Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1909
- Outcault v. LamarAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1909
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