Legal Opinion

Saucier v. State, Department of Transportation & Development

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 16, 1994No. 93-CA-369PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWES, Judge.

The State, Department of Transportation and Development appeals a decision of the trial court finding that the denial of an access permit constituted a “taking” and awarding damages to plaintiffs. We affirm in part and remand.

*296 FACTS

This appeal involves property in which the plaintiffs intended to create a subdivision. The subdivision plan began in the early 1970⅛.

On August 10, 1973, V.I.P. Corporation purchased a tract of land consisting of approximately 109 acres from Bar None, Inc. for $400,000.00. V.I.P. intended to develop a subdivision on the property.

On December 17, 1973,…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  2. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Reymond v. State Ex Rel. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1970
  4. State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  5. State, Department of Highways v. McPhersonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972

25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Lambert v. State, Through Dept. of Transp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
  2. Rivet v. STATE, DOTDLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  3. LaSalle v. Iberia Parish CouncilLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
  4. Joseph Robert, Gloria Decuir-Robert, Albert Bierria, Gwendolyn Bierra v. State of Louisiana and Abc Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2021

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API