Sugar v. City of Monroe
Citations
- 108 La. 677
Syllabus
<p>Syllabus.</p> <p>1. Citizens who have voted to tax themselves for a specific work of public improvement, the value of which is fixed. at $20,000, have a standing In court to complain that the property acquired is not beifag used for the purpose contemplated, and this court, in such a case, has jurisdiction of the appeal.</p> <p>2. Where a vote has been taken upon a proposition to Impose a tax to build a school house, and has been favorably acted on, and a building has been constructed with the proceeds of bonds predicated upon such tax, it would be a breach of faith to allow such building to be converted into a theatre, or to be used for the purpose of giving theatrical performances, as a business, whether In combination with its use for school purposes or otherwise. It is, however, within the discretion of the municipal authorities having control of the property to make such casual and incidental use of It as may not be Inconsistent with, or prejudicial to, the main purpose for which it was acquired; and changed conditions, in the future, may justify its use for some other purpose.</p>
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- concluding that the plaintiffs suffered no injury as a result of the defendant’s deceptive practice because the plaintiffs failed to offer facts connecting their reputational harm and lost business to the defendant’s misrepresentation on its website
- finding representations regarding “level of experience or skill” as well as representations that attorneys were “highly qualified,” “the right,” or the “best” could “only be subjective” puffery
- characterizing allegations that the defendant’s “deceptive and misleading endorsements … caused Plaintiff … to lose fees and suffer reputational damage,” and that the defendant’s “conduct ha[d] caused them many million dollars in lost legal business,” as conclusory
- \Courts can determine that a statement is puffery as a matter of law when the statement does not provide a concrete representation.\
- “[D]efendant’s . . . advertising of attorneys as ‘highly qualified,’ ‘the right,’ or the ‘best’ [is] nonactionable puffery” under the Lanham Act and New York General Business Law.
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Judges: Blanchard, Monroe, Takes
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