Legal Opinion
City of Thibodaux v. Louisiana Power & Light Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1967No. 22000PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BELL, Circuit Judge:
The City of Thibodaux, Louisiana, appeals from an award to the Louisiana Power & Light Company of $1,379,558 as just compensation for properties of the power company within the city limits of Thibodaux which properties were expropriated by the city acting pursuant to La.R.S. § 19:1o!. 1
This is the most recent phase of the protracted litigation between these parties which began in 1957 in the state court. Having been removed to the federal court under its diversity jurisdiction, the next four years were spent in having the question resolved of the right of the city to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Louisiana Power & Light Co. v. City of ThibodauxSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Housing Authority v. BoudwineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- McMahon v. St. Louis, Arkansas & Texas RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1889
- Rapides Parish School Board v. NassifSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Atlantic Seaboard Corporation, a Corporation v. Madeleine Kneppelhout Van Sterkenburg and Cornelis Kneppelhout Van Sterkenburg, Her HusbandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Town of Kinder v. Beauregard Electric Cooperative, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1976
- Dixie Electric Membership Corporation v. City of Baton RougeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Valley Elec. Membership Corp. v. Southwestern Elec. Power Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- LAFAYETTE CITY CONSOL. GVMT. v. EntergyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
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