Legal Opinion
Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. Food Fair, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 21, 1949No. 4402, 4403PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODBURY, Circuit Judge.
These are cross appeals from a final decree enjoining the defendant from using the words “Food Fair” in its business (that of operating a supermarket on Harvard Street in Brookline, Massachusetts) “un less such words are prefaced by a descriptive word or words such as Rodman’s, Brookline or New England.” The plaintiff on its appeal assigns the limited scope of the injunctive relief afforded as error. The defendant as appellant contends, first, that federal jurisdiction is lacking for want of a sufficient amount in controversy, and, second, that even if federal…
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