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61 Barb. 435

11 Abb.Pr. 186

Rillet v. Carlier

New York Supreme Court

Decided June 15, 1870

New York Supreme Court · decided 1870-06-15

Motion to dissolve an injunction. The plaintiff manufactured from the juice of the pomegranate a syrup, which he named “ Grenadine ” and “Grenade Syrup,” and sold under those names. Some months later, defendant commenced to make a syrup, which he sold under the name of Grenade Syrup.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently July 1882

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Decided 1870-06-15

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Pratt, J.

¶1It is clear, from the following recent decisions, that this injunction ought not to be dissolved: Messerole v. Tynberg, 4 Abb. Pr. N. S., 410; Matsell v. Flanagan, 2 Id., 459; Newman v. Alvord, 49 Barb., 588.

¶2The plaintiff adopted the words “ Grenade Syrup,” many months before defendants claim to have used them. It is undisputed that he has spent a large amount of money in establishing a business in selling the article known by that name.

¶3The plaintiff has acquired by such adoption, a property in the use of those words as applied to a syrup he has made and introduced into the market.

¶4The defendant can have no possible motive in using these words except to avail himself of the reputation the plaintiff’s article has gained under this name.

¶5The fact that defendant uses other words in connection with the words “Grenade Syrup” does not give him the right to use the words “ Grenade Syrup” (Newman v. Alvord, 49 Barb., 588).

¶6The name used by defendant is well calculated to deceive the public, and I cannot perceive of what value they can be to the defendant for any other purpose.

¶7Motion to dissolve injunction denied, with ten dollars costs.

¶8 This case was afterward tried upon the merits, at the September special term, before Mr. Justice Gilbebt, and the complaint was dismissed.

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