Legal Opinion
New Orleans Checker Cabs, Inc. v. Mumphrey
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 22, 1944No. 37109PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’NIELL, Chief Justice.
This is a contest over the right to use the trade name and the emblem of the “Checker Cabs” in New Orleans.
The New Orleans Checker Cabs, Inc., sued to enjoin Walter Mumphrey from conducting a taxicab business in the name “Checker Cabs”. The defendant, answering the suit, set up a reconventional demand for an injunction to prevent the plaintiff from using the trade name or emblem “Checker Cab”, and prayed'for damages.
The judge of the civil district court, after hearing the evidence, rejected the plaintiff’s demand and gave judgment for the defendant, enjoining the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- General Film Co. v. General Film Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Toelke v. ToelkeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1923
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