CANAL COMPANY v. CLARK


80 U.S. 311 (____)

13 Wall. 311

CANAL COMPANY v. CLARK.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Messrs. E.H. Owen and S.P. Nash, for the plaintiffs in error.

Mr. H.E. Knox, contra, with a brief of Messrs. Fullerton, Knox, and Rudd.


Mr. Justice STRONG delivered the opinion of the court.

The first and leading question presented by this case is whether the complainants have an exclusive right to the use of the words "Lackawanna coal," as a distinctive name or trade-mark for the coal mined by them and transported over their railroad and canal to market.

The averments of the bill*

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