Legal Opinion
Recreation and Park Commission v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1957No. 42809PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Justice.
The plaintiff has appealed from a judgment of the lower court awarding the defendants $131,370 for the lands expropriated by the plaintiff. The plaintiff takes the position that the award should be decreased to $57,867. The defendants have answered the appeal asking that the award should be increased to $148,853.25.
The plaintiff expropriated 43.79 acres of the defendants’ lands situated in the City of Baton Rouge. It appears that the plaintiff offered the defendants $94,270 for the lands prior to the filing of the suit which was refused by the defendants. Thereafter, the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- City of New Orleans v. NotoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
- Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission v. WatsonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Caddo Parish School Board v. WillerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- East Baton Rouge Parish School Board v. FordLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Duvernay v. AireyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1937
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Central Louisiana Electric Co. v. HarangLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- State Highway Commission v. GreenfieldMontana Supreme Court · 1965
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