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SPRING VALLEY MAN’S BEARDED TEAM ENJOINEDHouse of David Gets a Federal Writ to Estop MurphyNew York May 24—lt;AP- B«yond peradventure to take word-.I right out of Federal Judge John M| Wooiaev x mouth, there can be no | copyright on the growing of beard.1• From time immemorial,'' said I the court, beards have been in the public domain. Any man, if .so rn;nded. may without being subject to challenge, legal or equitable not only grow such beard as he I can, but may ‘ purposely imitate an-other s faclai shrubbery, even to the extent of following such topiary ! modification thereof as may haves. ight tils fancy ”Judjp Woo bey was ruling in the case of the House of David of Ben-! ton Harbor, M ch., -where beard : growing Is an art- against Louts Murphy of Spring Valley, 111 , the proprietor of a bearded ba .••ball team The House of David sought and the court granted— an inunction to estop Murphv from continuing thu pracfire the Houseof David claiming prior rights to ! the use of bf ards on ballplayers.The (curt found noth-ng wrong In the fact that the Murphy boys wore beards, but held that the use of uniform* bearing the legend House of Dav.d was indication beyond peradventure that the defendant iMurphy is af u.c • d oy a des.re not only unfairly to avail himself of the qua nt appearance of the plaintiff's team, but to masquerade as the plaintiff’s team and thus unfairly compete with it,.!:
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Dixon Evening Telegraph
Dixon, Illinois, US
Thu, May 24, 1934
Page 13
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