Hotel Claridge Co. v. George Rector, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, George Rector, Inc., from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of July, 1914, upon the report of a referee.
1Opinion of the Court
Scott, J.:
The action is for an injunction to restrain the use by defendant of the word ‘ ‘ Rector’s, ” or “ The World Renowned Rector’s, ” or any similar phrase in and about any business conducted by it. Much evidence was taken upon the trial, the result of which has been embodied in a careful and exhaustive report by the referee. His findings may be briefly summarized as follows:
Both plaintiff and defendant are corporations organized for the purpose of carrying on'the restaurant business, in which they are both now actively engaged. The name 1 < Rector ” was made famous in the restaurant…
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