Legal Opinion
Berghoff Restaurant Co., Inc. v. Lewis W. Berghoff, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 16, 1973No. 72 C 1401PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and JUDGMENT ORDER
AUSTIN, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This lawsuit involves competing claims between members of the same family to use the surname “Berghoff” in connection with their restaurant operations in the Chicago area. Plaintiff, Berghoff Restaurant Co., Inc., has continuously engaged in the restaurant business under the name “Berghoff” since 1898 and currently operates two restaurants in the heart. of Chicago’s commercial district, the Loop. This corporation has been owned, controlled, or managed by members of the Berghoff family since its inception. Lewis W.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Howe Scale Co. v. Wyckoff, Seamans & BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Stork Restaurant, Inc. v. SahatiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
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- Thompson v. Spring-Green Lawn Care Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1984
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