Atlas Underwear Co. v. Cooper Underwear Co.
District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
In Equity. Suit by the Atlas Underwear Company against the Cooper Underwear Company. On motion for preliminary injunction. The case comes before the court upon a motion for a preliminary injunction. The complainant is a corporation located at Piqua, Ohio, and manufactures underwear, particularly of the typ'e commonly known as union suits.
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In Equity. Suit by the Atlas Underwear Company against the Cooper Underwear Company. On motion for preliminary injunction. The case comes before the court upon a motion for a preliminary injunction. The complainant is a corporation located at Piqua, Ohio, and manufactures underwear, particularly of the typ'e commonly known as union suits. Its product is averred to be of high quality, received with general favor in the trade throughout the United States, and ás a consequence thereof the-complainant enjoys a high reputation, and has established a profitable business. The defendant is a…
1Opinion of the CourtGeiger, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). There are two questions presented upon this motion: First, whether the defendant has been guilty of conduct which, if directed against the complainant, is tortious, and of such a character that a court of equity will take cognizance thereof and give injunctive relief; secondly, whether the facts sufficiently disclose an attack by the defendant upon the plaintiff, so that the latter can invoke the jurisdiction for the purpose of the relief which a court of equity can give.
[1] The first of these questions involves the consideration of the facts to determine…
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