Bourdette v. Sieward
Citations
- 107 La. 258
Syllabus
<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. The violation by a person of the legal rights of another renders the latter liable for some damages, without proof of actual damage.</p> <p>2. Damages claimed from the president of a corporation by a stockholder for having refused to allow him to inspect the corporation books, where the officer has not acted in bad faith, must be those of which the refusal is the legal proximate cause, and of these due proof must be made; remote, uncertain, collateral and speculative damages cannot be recovered.</p>
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- “Additionally, the Complaint-in-Intervention satisfies Rule 9(b) because ‘where numerous false claims are involved, the plaintiff may satisfy Rule 9(b
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Judges: Blanchard, Nicholls, Provosty
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