Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Finkelstein
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 20, 1976No. 11081PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHIASSON, Judge.
This is an appeal of a judgment of the District Court in an expropriation suit filed by the Department of Highways, plaintiff-appellant, under R.S. 48:441 et seq. The suit was filed to acquire in full ownership certain property owned by the defendants-appellees in Morgan City, Louisiana.
The appellant deposited into the registry of the Court $809,885.00 as just and adequate compensation for the property expropriated and $9,033.00 as severance damages. After a trial on the merits, the District Court awarded the appellants an additional $21,393.00 as just compensation and an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State, Department of Highways v. McPhersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- State, Dept. of Hys. v. William T. Burton Indus., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- Louisiana Power & Light Company v. DixonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. CookLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- State, Department of Highways v. MayerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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3Cited by2 opinions
- DIVISION OF ADMIN., ETC. v. SamterDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- State, Dept. of Transp. & Develop. v. StumpfSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1984