Legal Opinion
The Tent, Inc. v. Burnham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 26, 1929PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is a bill in equity to restrain the defendant from using or advertising the name “Hatherly Beach Tent,” or from using the word “Tent” in any name in connection with any place conducted by the defendant for dancing or for the sale of refreshments.
The case was referred to a master, who found the following facts: The plaintiff, a Massachusetts corporation, since 1924, has operated a dance hall in Boston under the trade name of “The Tent,” and another in Weymouth, since April 1929, under the name of “The Tent by the Sea.” The defendant’s dance hall at Hatherly Beach in Scituate is about…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- American Waltham Watch Co. v. United States Watch Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- C. A. Briggs Co. v. National Wafer Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Kaufman v. KaufmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Hub Dress Manufacturing Co. v. RottenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Burns v. William J. Burns International Detective Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by10 opinions
- Florence A. Pike v. Ruby Foo's Den, Inc., of Maryland, a CoprorationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Staples Coal Co. v. City Fuel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Cain's Lobster House, Inc. v. CainMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
- Economy Food Products Co. v. Economy Grocery Stores Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Mann v. Parkway Motor Sales, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.