Dobbs & Co. v. Cobbs Haberdasher, Inc.

It is entirely apparent to this court that the defendant, a competitor of plaintiff, has adopted its corporate name with a view of profiting from the long-established and successful business of plaintiff. No person of the name of “ Cobbs ” is connected with the defendant corporation and no excuse is offered for the adoption of such name, and the use of the name “ Cobbs ” by the defendant will, in our opinion, result in serious confusion of trade and deception of the public, and the adoption *373and use by defendant of a name so similar to plaintiff’s trade name, in our opinion, constitutes an act…