Legal Opinion

Chester H. Roth, Inc. v. Esquire, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided January 17, 1951No. 21650_1PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHASE, Circuit Judge.

These parties.disagreed as to the validity and effect of a contract, executed on July 21, 1938, by their immediate predecessprs, governing their joint use and protection of a trade-mark. The plaintiff, a New York corporation, brought this suit against the defendant, a Delaware corporation, on January 21, 1947, for a declaratory judgment to establish that it was not bound by the contract; the defendant sought by counterclaim to have the plaintiff enjoined from using the mark at all. Both parties have appealed from the judgment entered.

The plaintiff owns, through succession…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
  2. Kidd v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  3. Triangle Publications, Inc. v. RohrlichCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
  4. S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
  5. Moers v. . MoersNew York Court of Appeals · 1920

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Admiral Corp. v. Penco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
  2. Huber Baking Company v. Stroehmann Brothers Company and Quality Bakers of America Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1958
  3. Application of National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, Doing Business as National Distillers Products CoCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  4. Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. Standard Oil Co.(Kentucky)District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1964
  5. American Optical Co. v. CurtissDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971

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