Legal Opinion
William A. Meier Glass Co. v. Anchor Hocking Glass Corp.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 22, 1951No. Civ. 8399PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOURLEY, District Judge.
This action involves the nature of property rights in a “loop” design which was a decoration on glassware ■ and allied glass pnoducts manufactured by the plaintiff. The cause of action is based on deceit and breach of trust of the defendant in obtaining, using, adopting, and marketing said “loop” design.
The matter comes before the Court on motion to dismiss the complaint.
In considering a motion to dismiss, the complaint must be viewed in a light most favorable to the plaintiff, and should not be dismissed unless it appears to a certainty that plaintiff would not be…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Fashion Originators' Guild of America, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Frederick Hart & Co. v. Recordgraph CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Pullman's Palace Car Co. v. Central Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Becher v. Contoure Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Hoeltke v. C. M. Kemp Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1936
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Henry S. Bloomgarden v. Charles B. CoyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Smith v. PaulCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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- Kamin v. KUHNAUOregon Supreme Court · 1962
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