HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC. v. RAE MOTOR CORPORATION

No. 12568.

267 F.2d 430 (1959)

HOWARD INDUSTRIES, INC., a Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAE MOTOR CORPORATION, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

May 27, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome J. Foley, Rex Capwell, Jr., Racine, Wis., George J. Kuehnl, Racine, Wis., for appellant.

Carroll R. Heft, Glenn R. Coates, Racine, Wis., for appellee.

Before DUFFY, Chief Judge, and SCHNACKENBERG and PARKINSON, Circuit Judges.


PARKINSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellee Howard Industries, Inc. (Howard) filed this action in the District Court to enjoin the defendant-appellant Rae Motor Corporation (Rae) from manufacturing, using or marketing its electric motors in a motor casing confusingly similar in appearance to that of Howard, and for damages.

The District Court, by pre-trial conference order, separated the issues on liability and damages and, following a bench trial on the...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases