Court Opinion

ID: 5421293
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-01-08 16:29:23.705736+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:31:14.886486
License: Public Domain

Townley, J.
Motion for temporary injunction is granted. The conclusion is irresistible that defendants in adopting the name “ Columbia Educational Institute ” did so with the deliberate design of conveying to the public the impression that they were identical or associated with the plaintiff. The right of plaintiff to its name “ Columbia University ” was expressly conferred by the Legislature in 1784 and has been in constant use since that time. It has built up a great name and standing among the educational institutions of the country, which name cannot be appropriated by the device resorted to by the defendants. Bond $250. Settle order on notice.