Legal Opinion
Best Foods, Inc. v. Hemphill Packing Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 29, 1924No. 527PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
The Best Foods, Inc., charges the Hemp-hill Packing Company with infringement of trade-mark and unfair competition, and now seeks a preliminary injunction.
A preliminary injunction is an extraordinary remedy. To obtain it, particularly in cases of this character, the plaintiff must move promptly. Delay in suing, although not precluding ultimate injunctive relief, may be a bar to interlocutory relief. Nims on Unfair Competition (2d Ed.) § 415. The acts here complained of were begun to plaintiff’s knowledge about three years prior to the filing of the bill of complaint,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. AustinSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- MacKall v. CasilearSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Gildersleeve v. New Mexico Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Ward Baking Co. v. Oak Park Baking Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1922
- Kelly-Springfield Tire Co. v. Kelley Tire & Rubber Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1920
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3Cited by9 opinions
- American Mercury, Inc. v. KielyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1927
- Hand v. Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1944
- Popular Mechanics Co. v. Fawcett Publications, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1982
- Henke & Pillot, Inc. v. HanoviceCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
- Selchow & Righter Co. v. Western Printing & Lithographing Co.District Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1939
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