Summary

Portrait of Stephen Johnson Field Stephen Johnson Field Liggett Myers Tobacco Company v…

Upon the second of the two points there is even less ground to sustain the position of the complainant. The two stars-the one used by the complainant, and the one used by the defendant-are so different in form and surroundings that it would not be possible for any person, not afflicted with color-blindness, to mistake the one for the other. They differ in size and color. The star used by the complainant on its manufactured goods is only a little over half an inch in diameter, with a hole in the centre.
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Portrait of Stephen Johnson Field Stephen Johnson Field Liggett Myers Tobacco Company v…

Louis, Louisville, and throughout the United States, and that every plug has been marked with such a star; that from the care taken in its manufacture the tobacco has acquired a great reputation, and large quantities are constantly required to supply the regular demand; that, by reason of the distinguishing mark of the star upon the plugs, it has become known to the trade and the public as 'Star Plug Tobacco;' that the complainant was the original manufacturer of this tobacco with the design of a star affixed to the plugs
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