Fink v. City of New Orleans
Citations
- 110 La. 84
- 34 So. 138
- 1903 La. LEXIS 598
Syllabus
<p>MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS — DAMAGE BY MOBS —EVIDENCE.</p> <p>1. In dealing with claims against municipal corporations for damages done to property by mobs, it is the duty of the courts, in the interest of the taxpayers (who, though as innocent of wrong as the party injured, must pay the bill) to require that they be established with at least reasonable certainty.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that employer carries burden of showing plaintiff “‘did not exercise reasonable diligence in mitigating the damages caused by the employer’s illegal actions’” (quoting United States v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc., 625 F.2d 918, 937 (10th Cir. 1979)
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Judges: Monroe
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