THORN v. RELIANCE VAN CO., INC.

No. 83-1525.

736 F.2d 929 (1984)

THORN, Philip A., Appellant v. RELIANCE VAN COMPANY, INC., Welsh, Thomas, Weatherley, Charles A., Bailey, Emma M., and O'Neal, N.A. Michael, Jr.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald K. Joseph (argued), William P. Thorn, Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-Cohen, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Michael J. Rowley (argued), Stack & Gallagher, P.C., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees, Reliance Van Co., Inc., Thelma Jean Welsh, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Welsh, deceased, and N.A. Michael O'Neal, Jr.

Charles A. Weatherley, Springfield, Pa., pro se appellee.

Before ALDISERT and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges, and LATCHUM, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of an investor's false advertising action brought under section 43(a) of the Lanham Trademark Act of 1946 ("the Act"), 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), on the ground that he lacked standing.1

In this case the plaintiff-investor alleged with specificity a section 43(a) violation and a resulting injury, thus satisfying any relevant...

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