Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-06-27
IMPORTANT TRADE SHIT
Imitation or St. Jacobs Ou
 Junction Prayed For. A"-

Junction Prayed For A"-
 trron tne baltimore An ericsn. Jupes1
 Ah important suit, which will doubt- iess attract great attention all over tha country on account of the interests in FoiFed aud the world -wIde rennta,;n,
 t 'ne parties bringing It, has been in. su'u'ed ln tue Circuit Court of R.It,- 4o'e oity' oy the proprIetors of the ismons ST. JACOBS On. trading as The ohhrles A. Nog-ler Company, agaIns, Adoiph C. Meyer, of Baltimore. tradins, Hs A C. Meyer & Co. The blll of onD,> pAaiht recltes that the complainants are 'he manuthcturers of medical nreusr- aion, haVing curative properties and valuable as remedy for the relief of pam. To distinguish ii from these of a hAe klLd- manufactured ty other per- sons the nhme of ST. JAKrB's OEI. ar as
 translated into Engiisb, ST. JAcoB's Or was huopted Hs n fanciful derlynatlor or the article. In order further to lis uDsuish It d peculiar red color xas auoP'eu Ioi Inc preparation, which ls | one oI lts distinctive marks. Other in dlcla used by them were a cylindricaI bottle of peculiar appearance with a certain label affixed thereto and vi,b Inscriptions thereon. presenting an an pearance to tue eye winch firm lony use, caused the whole package to be ai once recognized as the lininient mann tacfured by them. They advertise tbe preparation at a vast outlay m man, countries and ID more than twenty lam guages. Within the wrappers of tbe bottle they alsO Inclosed a circular. tha | whole forming g package of psculiar shape and appearance which Was we'll known to customers and to the trads generally as to the fOrm of package used toy them. Among other means by ~hlch they advertised tLe remedy wore posters, plGchrds, signs illu, trEtlons and sentences. They charge that the de- fendant conceived the fraudulent design oI approprlatlng to himself the beuetit or thelr outlay, tune and labor; that be prepared llnIment so closely resem- bllnG the remedy made by them in odor, that ooiE the most experienced observer can detect the difference. He selected the peculiar color of ;bs remedy, known as oT. JACOBS OIL, and initiated the name ana The various signs and symbols Used by them. He used bottle so closely resembling that of the complain ants, Sltn 6 label having such geGeraI Resemblance to the labels on their bot
 
 affixed thelr labels, that the whole pack age presented almost ideutcaly the sane general appearance as tEe package containing the lInImeGt made by them Upon the labs on tue bottle, were the words Salvation Oil," followed by the words ''GreEtest Cure un earth for Pain" ln close imitation ln genera appearau .e oi the words prlnttd on their label. He has also initiated Oh the label tue para. graphs ID q diffsrent languages which th, V use, aud within the wrappers he has placed a circular cubtTIv,d and prepared lu imlratiOp of tue cIrculais accompany- Ing st. Jsc, b's On and in direct in- trlngem' Tt of com ylalnhuts' rights. He has also placed within the wrapper ol the bottle, folding c1rkscreW of the slze shape a1d foIm of that contained Tn the wrapper of St. Jacobs Oll, and has imItat' d the methods of Edv.r- using St. Jacobs Ol!; instead of monk sitting or standing having posted the representation of R nun, hUlding aloit in her hand a bottle of which appear the words Salvation Oil"
 They charge, therefore. that he has with fraudulent purpose, intention and 1 coDtrlvaDce, put upon Ihe market an article cIuSely resembling in smell and color and ID the mode Of putting il up that made and sold by them under theIr trade mark. sDd hes succetded in caus iag great numb, rs of people to pur- chase bis goods unUer Ihe belief that they are the go- ds known as St. Jacobs OIl, aSd has put them upon the mar ket at mrch less pIjre tLLn that charged toy c uplsinsLt- for theIr goods so that numbers ot people, bo:u dealers and consumers, have teen induced tc nuy item under the belIef that tusy are SJ. Jacobs Oil sold Gt ryducej pric-. ComplaiDauis charge tha: they have been damaged by this mra4s, aud isat the publ'c have brrr dec ived and mis led. The bili prsys for au accGGEr, aud also tha: ths det-niaats ls s1juIued 1 from infringing tie trade mark uf Tue Charles 4. YOggl,r CUmpauy .E ;he manner and by tEe IHeaLs above ert 'orth. Eminent counsel haze teen se- taiDed hy yliinALis,-- among them Marshall & Hail; PEic-, SteuaTt t Sen 1 Art, I. Neyett Steele, > Tesck!e NalE-, | Rowland Cox, Wm. Pinkney Whyte and Bernard Carter. These gentlemen ar- | all well-kLown III tleir prufessIon, most | ct them havi1g a national reputation. Messrs. MarebGll and Wallis have bee3 ! engaged in some Of the most important [ equity suits ever heard; MT. Cox is Of New York, M-. Whyte is ex-U. ;. Sen ator and ex-GUveTuor of the State, and Mir. Carter Is counsel for the Penrs!i- yania Railroad.