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93 Miss. 306

Wright v. Correro

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1908

Mississippi Supreme Court · decided 1908-10-15

Erom the chancery court of Sunflower county. Hon. M. E. Denton, chancellor. Wright, appellee, was complainant in the court below; Corarero, appellant, was defendant there. Erom a decree overruling a demurrer to complainant’s bill defendant appealed to the supreme court.

Relies on McLean v. Fleming · United States v. Steffens · Railway Company v. Twombly

Decided 1908-10-15

Calhoon, J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2There is a common-law property right in a trademark, and, if used or imitated by others, an action will lie, and restrain by injunction may be had. McLean v. Fleming, 96 U. S. 245, 24 L. Ed. 828; 21 Ency. Pl. & Pr. 752; U. S. v. Steffens, 100 U. S. 82, 25 L. Ed. 550. These authorities are cited by counsel Tor appellee.

¶3*310The other grounds of demurrer arise out of a misconception of the bill, which does show that the proceeding is against Cofrero individually, and by the appellee as an individual. The bill also shows that the bottles used by appellant are complainant’s property, and the demurrer admits that to be the fact.

¶4Affirmed and remanded, and the appellant is allowed thirty days to answer from the date when the mandate is filed below.

¶5Affirmed.

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