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DEERE & CO. v. FARMHAND, INC.

Nos. 83-1077, 83-1111.

721 F.2d 253 (1983)

DEERE & CO., Appellant, v. FARMHAND, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 22, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore R. Scott, McDougall, Hersh & Scott, Chicago, Ill., L.R. Voigts, Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Emery & O'Brien, Des Moines, Iowa, for Deere & Co.; John M. Nolan, Deere & Company, Moline, Ill., of counsel.

Alan G. Carlson, Earl D. Reiland, Douglas J. Williams, Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, Minneapolis, Minn., for Farmland, Inc.

Before ROSS, McMILLIAN and BOWMAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff Deere & Company brought this action against Farmhand, Inc. under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and the common law of unfair competition. Deere sought to enjoin Farmhand from selling certain front-end loaders that Farmhand had copied from Deere and had painted "John Deere green." Farmhand counterclaimed for damages and attorneys' fees under the antitrust laws. After a non-jury trial, the district court, the Honorable...

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