KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN v. INDEPENDENT KLAN OF AMERICA


11 F.2d 881 (1926)

KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN v. INDEPENDENT KLAN OF AMERICA.

District Court, D. Indiana, Indianapolis Division.

March 31, 1926.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. F. Zumbrunn and John H. Connaughton, both of Washington, D. C., and Chester L. Zechiel, of Indianapolis, Ind., for plaintiff.

Clarence Benadum and William H. Schreiber, both of Muncie, Ind., for defendant.


SLICK, District Judge.

Plaintiff brings this action to enjoin defendant from operating as a fraternal, ritualistic, secret order under the name of the "Independent Klan of America," the "Knights of the Ku Klux Klan," the "Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan," the "Ku Klux Klan," or the "Klan," or any similar or like name, and alleges that defendant is engaging in unfair competition, in that its operations tend to confuse the public.

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