McCoy v. McCoy

OPINION

By HOOVER, J:

This is a feud of the McCoys — not with the Hatfields— but with the McCpys, over the right to use their celebrated Irish name in the competitive furniture business.

Plaintiffs, George and Mabel McCoy, are partners, both in matrimony' and in the furniture business and have their corner store at 4607 Clark Avenue. They are neither kith nor kin to the defendant, Leo McCoy, who has his corner store at 9700 Lorain Avenue. Both George and Leo were born McCoys. Neither business is incorporated.

Plaintiffs claim to have been in business in Cleveland over 20 years. They say they…