Legal Opinion
State v. Barbe
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 10, 1945No. Nos. 37781, 37782PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
In these consolidated suits, the plaintiff, the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, expropriated a right of way over 3.982 acres of land belonging to Alfred M. Barbe and over 4.016 acres of land owned by Paul J. Barbe all located in the Parish of Calcasieu for the purpose of broadening the Synthetic Rubber Plant Access Highway.
The suits were consolidated in the lower court for the purpose of trial and were heard before the same jury of freeholders, which was instructed to fix the value of the right of way on an acreage basis. The jury awarded the'defendants…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. GuidrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. GreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. IsraelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Housing Authority of New Orleans v. PerssonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- City of New Orleans v. LarrouxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission v. WatsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Housing Authority v. BrinkmannSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. BarrowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Evangeline Parish Police Jury v. DevilleLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Consolidated Sewerage District of the City of Kenner v. GuentherLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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