Gulf Coast Bank v. Gulf Coast Bank & Trust Co.

^ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is an appeal from the dismissal of a suit seeking an injunction against alleged tradename infringement. The present law in Louisiana is that there must be proof of fraud on the part of the defendant to obtain such an injunction. The plaintiff-appellant agrees that it has not even alleged that there was any fraud by the defendant-appellee in this case. Therefore, we affirm.

Plaintiff-appellant Gulf Coast Bank has been operating as a bank under that name since 1970 and filed documents with the Louisiana Secretary of State in 1984, pursuant to La.R.S. 51:211 et seq.,…