MERRIAM CO. v. SYNDICATE PUBLISHING CO.

No. 217.

237 U.S. 618 (1915)

G. & C. MERRIAM COMPANY v. SYNDICATE PUBLISHING COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1915.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William B. Hale for appellant.

Mr. Hugh A. Bayne, with whom Mr. Wade H. Ellis, Mr. R. Golden Donaldson and Mr. Challen B. Ellis were on the brief, for appellee.


MR. JUSTICE DAY delivered the opinion of the court.

This suit was brought by complainant to enjoin the defendant from the use of the name "Webster" as a trade-mark and trade-name, when applied to the sale of dictionaries of the English language. A decree was entered dismissing the bill in the United States District Court (207 Fed. Rep. 515). This decree was affirmed upon appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second...

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