Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Harris
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 1982No. 82 CA 0135PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SHORTESS, Judge.
On May 10, 1972, the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways (State) brought this suit against Bobby W. Harris (appellee) and expropriated .673 of an acre from appellee’s 1.25-acre unimproved tract in Livingston Parish, Sections 44 and 45, Township 7 South, Range 2 East, Greensburg Land District. The State proceeded according to its quick-taking powers of eminent domain (R.S. 48:441, et seq.) and deposited $875.00 in the registry of the court as its estimate of just compensation for the tract taken. The property was needed for the improvement of the Port…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State, Through Department of Highways v. HoytSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Central Realty Investment Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
- Gulf States Utilities Company v. NormanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
- State, Department of Highways v. BabineauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1966
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3Cited by1 opinion
- State Through Dept. of Highways v. BrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1987