Continued: Businesses battle over Lizzie Borden

Woods is asking a judge to prevent the group from using the term Lizzie Borden in a trade name, trademark, domain name or e-mail address.

His attorneys also want the judge to order the Salem business not to represent itself as affiliated with the Fall River business, or to engage in conduct that will cause confusion over the relationship between the two businesses.

Pickel contends his Salem facility would also draw more visitors to the Fall River Historical Society, a nonprofit that maintains the largest collection of artifacts relating to Borden's life and trial.

Woods did not return a call seeking comment, and a tour guide at the bed and breakfast said staff had been instructed not to talk to reporters.

Woods' attorney, Jeremy Blackowicz, declined to comment.

A hearing on the case is not scheduled until after this weekend's planned opening of the new museum in Salem.

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On the Net:

The Lizzie Borden Bed & Breakfast Museum: http://www.lizzie-borden.com/

The Fall River Historical Society: http://www.lizzieborden.org/index.asp