New York Court of Appeals

Edwin A. Meneely, Appellants v. Clinton H. Meneely, Respondents

September 21, 187562 N.Y. 427

Summary

The Court affirmed the reversal of the injunction that barred the defendant from using his own surname "Meneely" in his bell‑founding business, holding that a person has an absolute right to use his own name in commerce unless he employs deceptive artifice to mislead the public.