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“section 1064, not incontestability under 1065, 'protects the registrant from cancellation of his trademark by a prior user claiming superior rights,' because prior use is not a ground for cancellation under 1064.”
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Cited as authority (quoted)
Washington National Insurance v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield
a distinctive mark or name will be more broadly protected than words, such as 'ever ready,' which have been registered and applied to a variety of products.
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Cited as authority (quoted)
Cuban Cigar Brands N. v. v. Upmann International, Inc.
section 1064, not incontestability under 1065, 'protects the registrant from cancellation of his trademark by a prior user claiming superior rights,' because prior use is not a ground for cancellation under 1064.
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Cited "see"
Combe Inc. v. Dr. Aug. Wolff GMBH & Co.
(2×)
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc. , 531 F.2d 366 (7th Cir. 1976), cert. denied , 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976) (approving what is now known as the " Eveready " test).
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Cited "see"
Texas International Property Associates v. Hoerbiger Holding AG
See Union Carbide Corp. v. EverReady, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 378 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976) (registration is prima facie evidence of registrant’s ownership of mark); March Madness Athletic Assn., L.L.C. v. Netfire, Inc., 162 F.Supp.2d 560, 568 (N.D.Tex.2001) (same); In addition to *588 case law, Hoerbiger relies upon 15 U.S.C. § 1115 (a), which states, in pertinent part, that: Any registration issued ... and owned by a party to an action shall be admissible in evidence and shall be prima facie evidence of the validity of the registered mark and …
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Cited "see"
Maljack Productions, Inc. v. Goodtimes Home Video Corp.
See generally Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 380 (7th Cir.) (secondary meaning is established “if the public is aware that the product comes from a single, though anonymous, source”), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Incorporated Max Shayne, Incorporated v. Alpha of Virginia, Incorporated, D/B/A Lone Star Grill
See id. at 1528-29 (citing, inter alia, Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 378 (7th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 ; McGregor-Doniger, Inc. v. Drizzle, Inc., 599 F.2d 1126, 1133 (2d Cir.1979)).
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Cited "see"
Societe Des Produits Nestle, S.A. v. Casa Helvetia, Inc.
See Union Carbide Corp. v. EverReady Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 383 (7th Cir.) (noting that purchasers of modestly valued items are "unlikely to complain when dissatisfied”), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
Miss World (Uk) Limited v. Mrs. America Pageants, Inc.
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 379 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
Schwinn Bicycle Co. v. Ross Bicycles, Inc.
(2×)
also: Cited "see, e.g."
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 385-87 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976). 8 .
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Cited "see"
G. Heileman Brewing Co. v. Anheuser-Busch Inc.
(2×)
See Union Carbide Corporation v. EverReady, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 380 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); Sears, Roebuck and Company v. Sears Financial Network, 576 F.Supp. 857, 862 (D.D.C.1983); Brooks Shoe Manufacturing Company, Inc. v. Suave Shoe Corporation, 533 F.Supp. 75, 78 (S.D.Fla.1981), aff'd, 716 F.2d 854 (11th Cir.1983). 27.
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Cited "see"
United States v. Bailey
See United States v. Callahan, 534 F.2d 763, 765-66 (7th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
United States v. Norman Hoffman
The Walk panel concluded that “the Jencks Act prohibits the pre-trial disclosure of the witness’ statements, even when such statements contain quotations allegedly attributable to the defendant____” Id. at 420 ; accord United States v. Callahan, 534 F.2d 763, 765 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); United States v. Wilkerson, 456 F.2d 57, 61 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 408 U.S. 926 , 92 S.Ct. 2507 , 33 L.Ed.2d 337 (1972); United States v. Thomas, 609 F.Supp. 1048, 1050 (E.D.N.C.1985).
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Cited "see"
California Cooler, Inc. v. Loretto Winery, Ltd. And Apam, Inc.
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 379 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
Induct-O-Matic Corporation v. Inductotherm Corporation
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 377, 381 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
United States v. Fischbach and Moore, Inc.
See United States v. Callahan, 534 F.2d 763 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); United States v. Kenny, 462 F.2d 1205, 1212 (3d Cir.), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 914 , 93 S.Ct. 233 , 34 L.Ed.2d 176 (1972); United States v. Wolczik, 480 F.Supp. 1205, 1209 (W.D.Pa.1979).
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Cited "see"
Empire National Bank of Traverse City v. Empire of America FSA
See, Union Carbide v. Ever Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7th Cir.), cert. denied 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
National Football League Properties, Inc. v. Wichita Falls Sportswear, Inc.
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7th Cir. 1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); McCarthy, § 15:2 at 520.
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Cited "see"
Sk&f, Co. v. Premo Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc.
E. g., Pennwalt Corp. v. Zenith Labs., Inc., 472 F.Supp. 413, 418-19 (E.D.Mich.1979) (Michigan law; finding likelihood of establishing unfair competition without evidence of direct passing off); Norwich Pharmacal Co. v. Sterling Drug, Inc., 271 F.2d 569, 570 (2d Cir. 1959) (applying New York law), cert. denied, 362 U.S. 919 , 80 S.Ct. 671 , 4 L.Ed.2d 739 (1960); see Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 384 (7th Cir.) (placing means of deception in another’s hands is actionable under Lanham Act), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); Stewart Paint …
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Cited "see"
Reddy Communications, Inc. v. Environmental Action Foundation
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7th Cir. 1976), cert. denied 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); Grotrian, Helfferich, Schulz, etc. v. Steinway & Sons, 523 F.2d 1331 (2d Cir. 1975); Holiday Inns, Inc. v. Holiday Out in America, 481 F.2d 445 (5th Cir. 1973).
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Cited "see"
Reddy Communications v. Environmental Action
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7th Cir. 1976), cert. denied 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); Grotrian, Helfferich, Schulz, etc. v. Steinway & Sons, 523 F.2d 1331 (2d Cir. 1975); Holiday Inns, Inc. v. Holiday Out in America, 481 F.2d 445 (5th Cir. 1973).
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Cited "see"
Pennwalt Corp. v. Zenith Laboratories, Inc.
See Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 384 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see"
McGregor-Doniger Inc. v. Drizzle Inc.
Accord, Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 382 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); Carlisle Chemical Works, Inc. v. Hardman & Holden Ltd., 58 C.C.P.A. 751 , 434 F.2d 1403, 1406 (1970).
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Cited "see"
James Burrough Limited and Kobrand Corporation v. Sign of the Beefeater, Inc. And Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated
(2×)
also: Cited "see, e.g."
See the cases listed in Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 383 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976), and in 4 Callmann, Unfair Competition Trademarks and Monopolies § 80.6, at 564. 4 .
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Cited "see"
B. D. Communications, Inc. v. Dial Media, Inc.
See Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 383 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976) (isolated instances of actual confusion or misdirected mail insufficient to sustain finding of likelihood of confusion); Everest & Jennings, Inc. v. E & J Mfg.
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Cited "see, e.g."
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. v. Longhorn Steaks, Inc.
Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of Patents, 252 U.S. 538, 545-46 , 40 S.Ct. 414, 416-17 , 64 L.Ed. 705 (1920) (“The commercial impression of a trade-mark is derived from it as a whole, not from its elements separated and considered in detail.”); see also California Cooler v. Loretto Winery, Ltd., 774 F.2d 1451, 1455 (9th Cir.1985) (“[T]he validity of a trademark is to be determined by viewing the trademark as a whole.”) (citing Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 379 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976)).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellant v. Longhorn Steaks, Inc., Lone Star Steaks, Inc., Plaintiff-Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon of Georgia, Inc., Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellants
Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of Patents, 252 U.S. 538, 545-46 , 40 S.Ct. 414, 416-17 , 64 L.Ed. 705 (1920) ("The commercial impression of a trade-mark is derived from it as a whole, not from its elements separated and considered in detail."); see also California Cooler v. Loretto Winery, Ltd., 774 F.2d 1451, 1455 (9th Cir.1985) ("[T]he validity of a trademark is to be determined by viewing the trademark as a whole.") (citing Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 379 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976)).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Fisons Horticulture, Inc., in No. 93-7224 v. Vigoro Industries, Inc., in No. 93-7287
(2×)
"Purchasers are unlikely to bother to inform the trademark owner when they are confused about an inexpensive product.” Beer Nuts v. Clover Club Foods Co., 805 F.2d 920, 928 (10th Cir.1986); see also Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 383 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see, e.g."
The Forschner Group, Inc. And Swiss Army Brands, Ltd. v. Arrow Trading Co. Inc.
See California Cooler, Inc. v. Loretto Winery, Ltd., 774 F.2d 1451, 1455 (9th Cir.1985) (composite phrase must be viewed as a whole; “its validity is not judged by an examination of its parts.”); see also Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 379 (7th Cir.) (“Words which could not individually become a trademark may become one when taken together. ’), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Dieter v. Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
Mere descriptiveness is not recognized by either Sec. 15 or 33(b) as a basis for challenging an incontestable mark. 22 Park'N'Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, 469 U.S. 189 , 105 S.Ct. 658, 663 , 83 L.Ed.2d 582 (1985); See also Soweco, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co., 617 F.2d 1178, 1185 (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied 450 U.S. 981 , 101 S.Ct. 1516 , 67 L.Ed.2d 816 (1981), (citing Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7 Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976)).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Dieter v. B & H Industries of Southwest Florida, Inc.
Park’N’Fly, Inc. v. Dollar Park and Fly, 469 U.S. 189 , 105 S.Ct. 658, 663 , 83 L.Ed.2d 582 (1985); See also Soweco, Inc. v. Shell Oil Co., 617 F.2d 1178, 1185 (5th Cir.1980), cert. denied 450 U.S. 981 , 101 S.Ct. 1516 , 67 L.Ed.2d 816 (1981), (citing Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7 Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976)).
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Cited "see, e.g."
International Kennel Club Of Chicago, Inc. v. Mighty Star, Inc.
See, e.g., Union Carbide v. Ever-ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 383-85 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976) (Two letters of complaint about defendant's product held probative of likelihood of confusion); Wells Fargo & Co. v. Wells Fargo Construction Co., 619 F.Supp. 710, 712 (D.Arizona 1985) (Two telephone calls to plaintiff asking for the defendant's number); Counsel of Better Business Bureau v. BBB, 200 U.S.P.Q. 282 , 297 (S.D.Fl.1978) (Single letter of complaint assuming a mistake in affiliation between the parties held "convincing evidence that there is a…
discussed
Cited "see, e.g."
International Kennel Club of Chicago, Inc. v. Mighty Star, Inc.
See, e.g., Union Carbide v. Ever-ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 383-85 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976) (Two letters of complaint about defendant’s product held probative of likelihood of confusion); Wells Fargo & Co. v. Wells Fargo Construction Co., 619 F.Supp. 710, 712 (D.Arizona 1985) (Two telephone calls to plaintiff asking for the defendant’s number); Counsel of Better Business Bureau v. BBB, 200 U.S.P.Q. 282 , 297 (S.D.Fl.1978) (Single letter of complaint assuming a mistake in affiliation between the parties held “convincing evidence that ther…
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Cited "see, e.g."
Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Kenneth G. Wheeler
When the right to use the mark has become incontestable, the infringement claim may be based on the registration, which is deemed conclusive evidence of the registrant’s exclusive right to use the mark. 15 U.S.C. § 1115 (b); see also Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7th Cir.), cert. denied 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976).
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Cited "see, e.g."
Fuji Photo Film Company, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Shinohara Shoji Kabushiki Kaisha and Graphic MacHinery International, Inc., Cross-Appellants
See also Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 384 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976) and cases cited therein (confusion in consumers can be inferred from confusion in sales clerks); Dr. Ing.
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Cited "see, e.g."
Pathfinder Communications Corp. v. Midwest Communications Co.
See also Union Carbide Corp. v. Everready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366 (7th Cir.1976), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 .
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Cited "see, e.g."
United States v. Robert S. Liuzzo, Louis J. Ragonese
See, e.g., United States v. Callahan, 534 F.2d 763, 766 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); United States v. Tager, 481 F.2d 97, 100 (10th Cir.1973), cert. denied, 415 U.S. 914 , 94 S.Ct. 1410 , 39 L.Ed.2d 469 (1974); United States v. Eisenberg, 469 F.2d 156, 160 (8th Cir.1972), cert. denied, 410 U.S. 992 , 93 S.Ct. 1515 , 36 L.Ed.2d 190 (1973); see contra, United States v. Short, 671 F.2d 178 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 457 U.S. 1119 , 102 S.Ct. 2932 , 73 L.Ed.2d 1332 (1982) (Jencks Act prohibition of 'the pretrial disclosure of witness statements does n…
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Cited "see, e.g."
M. B. H. Enterprises, Inc. v. Woky, Inc.
A service mark is a symbol or combination of symbols used by a source of services to identify itself to the public as the source of its services and to create in *54 the public consciousness an awareness of the uniqueness of the source and of its services. 15 U.S.C. § 1127 ; see, e. g., Union Carbide Corp. v. Ever-Ready, Inc., 531 F.2d 366, 380-81 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976); Venetianaire Corp. v. A & P Import Co., 302 F.Supp. 156, 158-59 (S.D.N.Y.1969), aff’d, 429 F.2d 1079, 1082 (2d Cir. 1970).
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Cited "see, e.g."
United States v. Alan Hinton
See, e. g., United States v. Callahan, 534 F.2d 763 (7th Cir.), cert. denied 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 (1976). 30 .
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Cited "see, e.g."
Educational Development Corporation v. The Economy Company
Abercrombie & Fitch, 537 F.2d at 10 ; see also Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready Incorporated, 7 Cir., 531 F.2d 366, 378-379 , cert. denied 429 U.S. 830 , 97 S.Ct. 91 , 50 L.Ed.2d 94 .
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Straube
v.
Larson
v.
Larson
No. 75-1795.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 4, 1976.
Published
Citer courts: N.D. Illinois (1) · S.D. New York (1)
C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.