Legal Opinion
Heaton Distributing Co., Inc. v. Union Tank Car Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1967No. 18620PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEHAFFY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment awarding $7,500.00 damages and granting injunctive relief to appellee, Union Tank Car Company, a manufacturer of soft water equipment under the registered trademark and trade name of Lindsay, in an action tried to the court against appellant, Heaton Distributing Co., a former franchised Lindsay dealer, for breach of contract, unfair competition, and violation of certain provisions of the Lanham Trade-Mark Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127).
The court found that Union’s allegations were sustained by the evidence and permanently enjoined Heaton…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Blisscraft of Hollywood v. United Plastics Company, Marmax Products Corp., and Morris Shapiro, Doing Business as Great Eastern Housewares CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- The Standard Oil Company, a Corporation and Sohio Petroleum Company, a Corporation v. Standard Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- E. F. Prichard Co. v. Consumers Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by52 opinions
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- Exxon Corporation v. Oxxford Clothes, Inc. And Oxxford Clothes Xx, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- The Coca-Cola Company, a Corporation v. Overland, Inc., Doing Business as Topaz Lodge and Casino, and R.H. HobsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
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