WALKER v. PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY

No. 73-1308.

493 F.2d 82 (1974)

Keith WALKER, d/b/a Homefinder's, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PROVIDENCE JOURNAL COMPANY et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 27, 1974.

Rehearing Denied March 14, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph J. Gonnella, Providence, R. I., with whom Hodosh, Spinella, Hodosh & Angelone, Providence, R. I., Max D. Stern, Stern & Shapiro, Boston, Mass., and Anthony F. Pennacchia, Providence, R. I., were on brief, for appellant.

Knight Edwards, Providence, R. I., with whom Edward F. Hindle, Jonathan E. Cole, Edwards & Angell, Michael DeFanti, Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury & Parsons, Providence, R. I., Richard J. Israel, Atty. Gen., and Dorothy A. Carr, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., were on briefs, for appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, McENTEE and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.


LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Homefinders of America, Inc. (Homefinders), a corporation with a primary place of business in Denver, Colorado, is engaged in the business of licensing or franchising independent businessmen in various states and Canada to use the Homefinders trademark and its distinctive method of providing information about housing vacancies. Keith Walker, the plaintiff, was the franchisee for Rhode Island.

Walker brought suit in the district...

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