Millington v Fox; 23 Jan 1938

References: (1838) 40 ER 956, [1838] EngR 377, (1838) 3 My & Cr 338
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To establish passing off, it was no longer necessary to establish fraud in the use of a trading name, and it became dependent upon proof, inter alia, of misrepresentation.
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