ERGON, INC. v. DEAN

No. 13744.

649 S.W.2d 772 (1983)

ERGON, INC., Appellant, v. Honorable David DEAN, Secretary of State, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

Rehearing Denied April 27, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip F. Patman, Patman & Patman, John Morehead, Daugherty, Kuperman, Golden, Carlisle & Morehead, Austin, for appellant.

Mark White, Atty. Gen., Catherine Fryer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, for David Dean, Secretary of State.

W.F. Countiss, Culton, Morgan, Britain & White, Amarillo, for Ergon Energy Corp.

Before PHILLIPS, C.J., and EARL W. SMITH and BRADY, JJ.


EARL W. SMITH, Justice.

Ergon, Inc., appeals from a judgment in a state-court suit seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. Appellant argues that the Texas Secretary of State should be ordered to revoke his approval of appellee Ergon Energy Corporation's (Ergon Energy) use of its corporate name. Appellant also seeks an order enjoining the Secretary from issuing corporate names similar to that used by appellant Ergon, Inc. In addition, appellant contends that Ergon...

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