Legal Opinion

State, Dept. of Hwys. v. Ross Continental Mot. L., Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 23, 1976No. 56784PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

328 So.2d 883 (1976)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

v.

ROSS CONTINENTAL MOTOR LODGE, INC.

No. 56784.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 23, 1976.

Rehearing Denied March 26, 1976.

S. Chris Smith, III, Jackson & Smith, Leesville, for defendant-applicant.

D. Ross Banister, William W. Irwin, Jr., Jerry F. Davis, Alva J. Jones, Johnie E. Branch, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-respondent.

DENNIS, Justice.

This is an expropriation suit initiated by the Department of Highways under the quick-taking statute, La.R.S. 48:441 et seq. The property taken was a strip of land 300 feet long by…

Also in this document: Dissent · Summers; Dissent · Calogero.

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Texas Pipe Line Company v. BarbeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
  2. State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  3. State, Through Department of Highways v. HoytSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
  4. Central La. El. Co. v. Covington & St. Tammany L. & I. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
  5. State, Department of Highways v. MasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEVELOPMENT v. TynesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
  2. STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. WilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
  3. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV. v. Schwegmann Westside Expressway, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
  4. State, Dept. of Highways v. LandecheLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
  5. Louisiana Gas Purchasing Corp. v. SincoxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979

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