59 Pa. Super. 334 | Pa. Super. Ct. | 1915
Opinion by
The learned judge of the common pleas concluded his elaborate and well-considered opinion as follows:' “The conclusion of the court, therefore, is that the use of said label, mark and brand by the defendant in the manner now used and complained of by the plaintiffs constitutes unfair trade competition as against the plaintiffs, and that an injunction should, be issued restraining the defendant from using the word ‘Glad’ as a brand for cigars manufactured by him or sold by him in such a way as to imitate the labels of the plaintiffs used by them upon their brand of cigars known as ‘Bold’ cigars; that a preliminary injunction should be issued restraining the defendant until final hearing from using the word ‘Glad’ as a brand for cigars manufactured by him or sold by him in such a way as to imitate the labels of plaintiffs used upon the brand of cigars known as ‘Bold’ cigars.” As this is an appeal from decree awarding a preliminary injunction, we will not enter into any elaborate discussion of the merits. It is sufficient, for present purposes, to say that to the extent that the decree conforms to the foregoing conclusion we are unanimously of opinion it should not be interfered with. But the second clause of the formal decree subsequently entered, which reads, “restraining the defendant until final hearing from using the word ‘Glad’ as a brand of cigars manufactured and sold by the defendant,” goes beyond the foregoing conclusion of the learned court and is broader than the pleadings and proofs warrant. This is sufficiently shown by the opinion itself, from which we quote: “At the hearing plaintiffs’ counsel averred that the controlling question before the court on the hearing of the rule for a preliminary injunction was not the violation of the plaintiffs’ trade-mark, but was whether the defendant was purposely using the name, which was printed in such a way as to deceive a person of ordinary intelligence, by making such person using ordinary caution believe that
The decree is modified by striking out the words, “restraining the defendant until final hearing from using the word ‘glad’ as a brand of cigars manufactured and sold by the defendant,” and to that extent the injunction is dissolved. As thus modified, the decree is affirmed, the costs of the appeal to be paid by the appellees.