In Re Keasbey & Mattison Co.
Citations
- 160 U.S. 221
- 16 S. Ct. 273
- 40 L. Ed. 402
- 1895 U.S. LEXIS 2359
Syllabus
<p>By virtue of the act of March 3, 1887, c. 373, as corrected by the act of AugusClS, 1888, c. 866, a corporation incorporated by a State of the Union cannot be compelled to answer to a suit for infringement of a trade-mark under the act of March 3, 1881, c. 138, in a district in which it is not incorporated and of which the- plaintiff is not an inhabitant, although it does business and has a general agent in that district.</p>
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- because federal courts do not have exclusive jurisdiction over Lanham Act claims, such claims may be brought in state courts
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Judges: Gray
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122 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Neirbo Co. v. Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.Supreme Court· 1939-11-22· cited 770×
- Mississippi Publishing Corp. v. MurphreeSupreme Court· 1946-01-02· cited 481×
- Barrow Steamship Co. v. KaneSupreme Court· 1898-04-11· cited 226×
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsFifth Circuit· 1977-06-17· cited 193×
- General Electric Co. v. Marvel Rare Metals Co.Supreme Court· 1932-12-19· cited 185×
- Stonite Products Co. v. Melvin Lloyd Co.Supreme Court· 1942-03-09· cited 173×
- Camp v. GressSupreme Court· 1919-06-02· cited 148×
- Pure Oil Co. v. SuarezSupreme Court· 1966-05-16· cited 127×
- Commercial Casualty Insurance v. Consolidated Stone Co.Supreme Court· 1929-01-02· cited 115×
- Western Loan & Savings Co. v. Butte & Boston Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court· 1908-06-01· cited 108×
- London Guarantee & Accident Co. v. WoelfleEighth Circuit· 1936-04-20· cited 100×
- MacOn Grocery Co. v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadSupreme Court· 1910-01-17· cited 96×
- Seaboard Rice Milling Co. v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co.Supreme Court· 1926-03-08· cited 80×
- Suttle v. Reich Bros. Construction Co.Supreme Court· 1948-03-08· cited 74×
- Blank v. BitkerSeventh Circuit· 1943-06-10· cited 66×
- McCoy v. SilerThird Circuit· 1953-06-10· cited 57×
- Lumiere v. Mae Edna Wilder, Inc.Supreme Court· 1923-02-19· cited 54×
- King v. Wall & Beaver Street CorporationD.C. Circuit· 1944-10-16· cited 44×
- Nelson v. J. H. Winchell & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1909-06-24· cited 41×
- Branic v. Wheeling Steel CorporationThird Circuit· 1946-01-30· cited 37×
Cites
5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Shaw v. Quincy Mining Co.Supreme Court· 1892-05-16· cited 303×
- Southern Pacific Co. v. DentonSupreme Court· 1892-11-21· cited 257×
- New England Mutual Life Insurance v. WoodworthSupreme Court· 1884-03-31· cited 84×
- McCormick Harvesting MacHine Co. v. WalthersSupreme Court· 1890-03-03· cited 60×
- United States v. MooneySupreme Court· 1885-12-14· cited 32×
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