Maxwell v. Schaefer

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Jones,

Schaefer and Halpern, the named defendants, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, were engaged in the manufacture of a quick-drying enamel paint capable of being sprayed on surfaces with a unit sprayer in the paint container. The product was marketed under the trade name “Spritzit” which, in Pennsylvania Dutch, means “spray it”. Being desirous of securing a wider market for their manufactures, Schaefer and Halpern entered into a written agreement with Maxwell, the plaintiff, on November 1, 1950, which gave him the exclusive right to the commercial distribution of “Spritzit”.…