State v. Wahlder

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a companion case to State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways v. Ralph L. Mertens, et al., La.App., 271 So.2d 280, in which a separate judgment is rendered by us this date. The legal issues in the two cases are the same. The facts differ only slightly-

Here, the parent tract contains 27.260 acres, fronting a distance of 560.34 feet on Louisiana State Highway No. 1. The Highway Department took this frontage to a depth of approximately 99 feet. The strip taken contains 1.233 acres.

Defendant’s expert, Hab Monsur, appraised the part taken at $90 per front foot…