Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Wm. T. Burton Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 5, 1956No. 43154PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCALEB, Justice.
Pursuant to powers delegated by the Constitution (Section 19.1 of Article 6, as added by amendment adopted on November 2, 1948) the Legislature, by Act 107 of 1954, which became Part XVIII of Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, authorized the State, through the Department of Highways, to take property for highway purposes by ex parte orders in expropriation suits prior to judgment therein under certain conditions stated in R.S. 48:442, 443 and 444. The instant expropriation proceeding was filed in accordance with the aforesaid enactments and, upon the showing made in the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. HayesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- United States v. 44.00 Acres of Land, More or LessDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1953
3Cited by6 opinions
- State ex rel. Department of Highway v. GuidrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. BordagesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- STATE, DEPT. OF HWYS. v. Society for Propagation of FaithLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. HendersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- Downs v. PharisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
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