Opinion ID: 1475663
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Heading: The Weight to Be Given to the Findings

Text: At the threshold of our discussion of the law and the facts of this case, it should be pointed out that the bulk of the testimony was by deposition. In so far as such testimony is concerned, it is well settled that in an equity case the reviewing court gives slight weight to the findings. Equitable Life Assurance Soc. v. Irelan, 9 Cir., 123 F.2d 462, 464; cf. Smith v. Royal Ins. Co., 9 Cir., 125 F.2d 222, 224, certiorari denied, 316 U.S. 695, 696, 62 S. Ct. 1291, 86 L.Ed. 1765. In their brief, the appellees repeatedly advert to the fact that There is not involved in this appeal any question of a registered trade mark. While this statement is undoubtedly true, the appellees can derive little comfort from it.