State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Mason

GLADNEY, Judge.

The Department of Highways instituted this action on April 2, 1964 under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 48:441, et seq. to expropriate additional right of way to convert U. S. Highway 71 into a four lane highway, the project extending within the corporate limits of Bossier City. It deposited into the registry of the court $20,-810 as total compensation. The property owner, Joseph R. Mason, and Pan-Am Southern Corporation and American Oil Company, named defendants, answered, each denying the adequacy of the compensation deposited. After joining issue Pan-Am Southern Corporation,…