Gulf States Utilities Co. v. Begnaud

ELLIS, Judge.

This is an expropriation suit seeking a servitude area of 1.4 acres across a 35 arpent tract owned by the defendant.

The lower court granted the servitude and compensated the defendant at the rate of $200 per acre of the servitude granted, or $280, and damages for the diminution to the remainder of the property at the sum of $400.

From this judgment the plaintiff has appealed praying .this judgment be reduced to the amount of $137 which was tendered.

The only question upon this appeal is one of value since the parties have stipulated that it is necessary that the property rights…