Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development v. Wade
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 28, 2008No. 2007-1385PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EZELL, Judge.
Iiln this matter, the State of Louisiana through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), appeals a jury verdict awarding David and James Wade and their wives $621,584.75 as compensation for the expropriation of their land and store. For the following reasons, we af*920firm the jury’s decision in part as amended and reverse in part.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
David and James Wade operated D & J Sales, a retail agricultural supply store, on U.S. Highway 84 in Wildsville, Louisiana, from 1985 until 2005. A large part of their business was the sale of seed and chemicals to row…
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- Fryson v. Dupre Transport, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
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