The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-05-30
The Telephone Cases.
JUDGE BUcHANAN's D.oIs-
se ION PILED.


Ja4es bpehaoaa's dsuissou 10 ,hs two cases
eotiilsd Tue Tslsphoss MauufsctutioQ Go. of
euusss. Dlainb9s. 70. The Sumser Telephone
1asesse.oring %. o. al, dsfesdsuts, ssd
Ooarlss !. nssoo N sl, PLAINTIFF. W The
Islephoss nanafaeturiug Of Sum,er Q, al.
oeSssdssts. Was alsd With Clerk of Court
ussh lsst Saturday. Judge Buchansu refuses
70 sppotot = rscssver Tor the Tslsphoas Manu-.
ssesssiog Co., ssd be also refuses to grant 90
sejsses'oa TO prevent the nsw company from
esisg the oses undss which is was chartered
VIE. The 6amtse Tsleptoss ksnufactur,ug
%. The net result o: the litigation thus far
csseoiutsiy noshiog. Both companies con.
ucse % they we're before the ssi,s we're 10.
s"ssssd. Tue decision 10 80 follows:
Isses oassrs cane up 90 . rule to show
eaeses AID the matters iavolvsd we're hesrd
seeesess. 10 the last samed case. the action
eeo peoeeedtng presss,s the rather unusual
ssassrs es . cosplsiot Of esr,aid alleged
eeoos holdsre agaiost the corporation and
seses dsisedssts. Two Of whom are shown TO
eavs eeea elected directors ut the annual
ossssas 10 Jaoe. 1899, when board Of foue
etfeesore wss elected. The third the ,sfsod.
ees Sos'or 70 sllegsd to have been Gle, led Q
esseosos % mestiog OF the soard Of u.rec.
sers hsid on OF about the lfth day Of April.
1900, 70 I'll What wee eiaimed to be Q vacau.
~ 90 TIE BOARD, eaused 40 claimed by the
ises that The pls,at,6, hauuios, Who bad
essssoSoss (at the annual meeting 10 lS99l
esse elected director, out rraosisrrsd bic
ese share q! ssoek on the books of the CON.
pssy. The fossth director elected q, the su-
scsi nsssipG 10 1899. wss Charles +. Mason,
Who y one OF The plaiou6s 10 this causs.
fesss vss good deal OF discussion Ia these
nssssss. esktog eide and extended soope.
sess voold probably 30 more applicable to
NE esuse spon The trial Of the merits than
epos sns proceeding Several novel. quss.
uese vsse presented by lsarsed eouossl, sll Of
yeee pssesessd thsts rsepsct,vs views, With
n.so teas csdssssy ability and authority.
weie ! seisk the Get Of 9th March, 1895,
s6etioss lle9 to 1883. Of revised s,a,p,"s
looo. ieslamvs, clearly cou,smoIs,ss ,hs, :
etssesoe saaIi b stoekh L do no,
ssiek ssis matter 10 properly before me, for
she board y nov fall.
fss board y certainly . Dc facso board.
Csoss shess eirsunssaacss can the court OF
sessty isqeirs isto The election sod removal
g e@sess os dirsctors Of private corpora.
We % cot thieA 90. 'Tu the abseocs
~ ceatseoey psovlsies, court OF equity has
- Jus,ee'esion With rsasrd 70 the election or
seoevai q o@esss or directors Of private
eorPosatos, ssd sonssqusntly esueo, Try the
venoisy oS their election or title to o0ice. iu
peeesedises instituted for that purpe,e.
whsshse os'sssibly or rot, either ss the suit
- rival elaiusets oas Of possession or Of ,h,
ssossholdess. Thoeeh whso the question
es,sse inesdsesaliy sud eollateraily 10 Q suis
q wh,eh tt hss lawful Jurisdiction 90 other
sssceos, " that dscision bs necessary to the
eoel Stspesiiion OF The Case" An 3 Eog
Dssls 10 Eq e1l, sss.
Weo eaa ssy the purpose 10 not directly
eess 70 ~ the right Of certain psrsous to the
80 do sos tbisk Hqoity should io,erfsrs
- ssJeoesion os rseeivsrship, usdsr the cir.
eSesssecse SHOWN here Sec Shuman
0ssse. : Nes. lss; Strange '. Board Of
dseds. % ~, l4l; Owen Whitaker, 8
Nd "a l32; duylsfs '. Park, 20 N. H.,
~; Bsylsss '. Owen, l Pusmao's Cbsocerv
nies. lei; Stockton y. An. Tob Co IS N.
,. Re-. 3s7.
Toe ssssrsiuiue order and the relief soueh,
hsssis is refused.
10 the case erst entitled, 40 injunction 10
sought agaioss tbs deieodant upon the ground
that pIaisti6s name has oesn 60 closely iui
sased os simulated that confusiou has arisen
10 the delivery and receipt of the mail, and
great iojasy bss been dooe plaintiff, &c.
Wheo Tbs Secretary OF State gave the char
Ter Of iocorpcrstioo, the State thereby ex.
hsosted hss power to create any corporation
oS the ssms name given to the plaintiff herein,
soo shis spplics not only TO the right TO issue
ehsrtsr Of the identicsoI oame and s.yle
osrsly. bat OF the right TO lssus and grant
chartss With The osme 90 similar % to be
ssaeiiy mis'skso %, or ooufoo pded witp. the
esos OF the former crsstioo. II would bs
oauifsstly improtsr to do 60. This u,e Of
shst name ~ another corporation would
ssossssrily psodacs eoofusiou and enable ,b.
later corporation TO oosaio by reasou OF the
similarity of ssoes the busiaess Of the prior
enc Whether acsoslly Intended or uoi, the
eosos OF 70 would ss to work injury to the
former one ard % the advaotage OF TIE later
osss oy The latter one holding out TO the
poolic the psrsonslisy OF the former A cor.
porstioo 70 teovo BY its oams IL has q
property right 10 ius use II draws its exis.
ssecs from the power OF its creation. LIS
naus 70 . nscssssry element Of its existeucs
u scarcely oesd os said that Q suosso ueu, ,
sorpofasioo has 90 right TO appropriate the
ssos of prior Que, or q name 90 nearly
vioslss - viii prodace confusion or uncer 4.
ssiesy eoocsspins. such uame o. naturally
osieslatsd 70 iojariously effect the Identity
ase oas'nsss OF The prior one The necessary
ccessqssees Of the wrongful appropriations
OF corporate name u to iojurs tho business
snd rights OF The prior body.
! thiok the ossrrhslmiog weight Of au.
shosssJ Shove ie>t the name tskeo by the
later corposatiou to oe within tho evil OF the
rule. tbisk The Sumter Telephone tsuo.
fsefofisG Company 10 a name too nearly the
seee - Tslsphoos hsoufac,ur,sg Coupaoy
o. Ssosse TO prsvsot confusion. II would
b ~oodse u c,ofusion did not occur A
isv sstbosiuss viii show what the courts
have sejolssd 80 similar nance:
Sss Helnss. Bsosh 4 Hay deo '. The Holmes
6oosh sod AtSood uasufactusing Co 81
Cess. 11o; q 8. Mercantile Reporting Co
y. 8. Couoercisl Agency and Oollse,iog
90 ~ N. Y. State Rep. lsi
10 Sists '. hc0rath, 90 No, 3s5, ths
ksssss City Real 8sste end Stock Exchauae
bed esss Incorporated and . usodamus vas
sought 10 compel the issue Of q certificate to
the ksosss City Reel Estate ExchaoRs
Toe RiiSeessld end Mallory Construction
Co. Y. The PiisgersId and Mallory Coastrur.