J. C. Pitman & Sons, Inc. v. Pitman

Harrington, Chancellor:

This case was heard on a general demurrer to the cross complainant’s bill seeking to enjoin the publication of alleged trade libels and unfair *191and groundless threats to sue customers and prospective customers of Pitman Manufacturing Company should they purchase its products. Pitman Manufacturing Company is a Delaware corporation, doing business in Atlanta, Georgia, and is engaged in the manufacture and sale of what is known as a “Deep Fat Fryer”. That device is advertised and sold under the name and label of “Pitman Rapid Fryer”, and an application for a patent has been…