Legal Opinion
State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 22, 1983No. 82 CA 0454PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOTTINGER, Judge.
This appeal arises from a “quick-taking” expropriation proceeding initiated by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (“DOTD”) against the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company (“ICG”). The DOTD, in connection with the completion of the Scotlandville Interstate By-Pass for State Route La. I — 110 in East Baton Rouge Parish, sought to expropriate a right-of-way over a tract upon which ICG itself holds a right-of-way servitude. The right-of-way in favor of the DOTD was needed to construct an overpass over the railroad tracks of ICG. The expropriation suit…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Chaney v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Illinois Central R. v. Louisiana Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- City of Thibodaux v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Louisiana Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
- Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co. v. Louisiana Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
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3Cited by2 opinions
- State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
- State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Illinois Central Gulf RailroadSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983