WILLIAMS v. SPELIC

No. 92-33.

844 S.W.2d 305 (1992)

311 Ark. 279

Preston WILLIAMS and Gail Williams, d/b/a Vowels Print Factory, Appellants, v. Richard SPELIC and Barbara Spelic d/b/a Vowels Office Supply, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

December 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lyons & Emerson, Jim Lyons, Jonesboro, for appellants.

Zolper-Paul & Associates, P.A., Dennis Zolper, Jonesboro, for appellees.


DUDLEY, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the buyers of a business purchased the trade name and are entitled to protect that trade name. The issue is primarily a factual one, and we affirm since the chancellor's findings of fact are not clearly erroneous.

In 1932, Mr. Vowels started a business in Jonesboro named "Vowels Printing." The printing business was apparently successful, and about twenty years later Mr. Vowels expanded the business to include...

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