Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Holmes
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 22, 1967No. 48612PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
We granted certiorari in this matter to review a judgment of the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, dismissing devolutive appeals taken by the State, Through the Department of Highways, from judgments rendered increasing the compensation payable to the defendants in an expropriation proceeding brought under the quick-taking statute, R.S. 48:441-460.
Pursuant to those provisions, the Department of Highways in November of 1963, expropriated certain property owned by James M. Holmes and Mrs. Fleeta Adkins Holmes which was then under lease to Jimmy L. Cordell and Alma Williams…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State v. Standard Oil Co. of LouisianaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. MacAlusoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- State v. RowndLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Succession of DamicoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Harnischfeger Corp. v. C. W. Greeson Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
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3Cited by12 opinions
- STATE, DEPT. OF TRANS. & DEVELOPMENT v. JacobLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
- State, Dept. of Highways v. UNITED PENT. CHURCH OF HODGELouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. WhitmanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- State, Department of Highways v. BuschSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. NeyreyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
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