Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Mortallaro
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided March 17, 1958No. 43427PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMON, Justice.
The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, under LSA-R.S. 48:441 et seq., instituted two suits 1 against the defendants herein for the expropriation of property belonging to them and lying in the right-of-way of the approaches to the new Mississippi River Bridge at New Orleans. These suits were consolidated for trial on the merits where the sole question presented is the market value of the property taken. The right of and the necessity for the Department of Highways to expropriate the property was not contested.
The subject property expropriated consists of two…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- City of Shreveport v. Abe Meyer Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Housing Authority of Shreveport v. GreenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. IsraelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- City of New Orleans v. NotoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. RagusaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Lafayette Airport Commission v. RoyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Orleans Parish School Board v. PaternostroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- STATE DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV. v. ScramuzzaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. ReuterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. HavardSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
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