Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Carret
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 1961No. 251PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
The State Department of Highways expropriated some land owned by the defendant property owner, for which the trial court awarded him $4,520. The respective appeals of the plaintiff Department and the defendant question only the amount of the trial court’s award.
The expropriation occurred in January, 1958 in connection with the widening and improving of Admiral Doyle Drive. This is the main road between New Iberia and a new naval air base. (Construction of this base had commenced during 1957 before the expropriation.) The property taken was approximately the western fourth of a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Central Realty Investment Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. McDuffieSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Orleans Parish School Board v. PaternostroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Parish of East Baton Rouge v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
3Cited by7 opinions
- Gulf States Utilities Company v. NormanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- Texas Gas Transmission Corporation v. FuselierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- United Gas Pipe Line Co. v. NezatLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. CaillierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- Florida Gas Transmission Co. v. MunsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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