Legal Opinion
Weiss v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 9, 1959No. 44618PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMITER, Justice.
The appeal in this cause has been consolidated with that in Eiseman v. Board of Commissioners for Pontchartrain Levee District, 238 La. 431, 115 So.2d 808, inasmuch as both appeals present identical issues. We shall discuss them together, although separate decrees will be entered.
In the petition of each suit the plaintiffs prayed for judgment for the market value of their land appropriated by the defendant in the construction of a levee in Jefferson Parish near the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. Answering, the defendant admitted that “ * * * plaintiffs are entitled to recover…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Boxwell v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Harrison v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- A. K. Roy, Inc. v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- Makofsky v. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- Gravity Drainage District No. 1 v. KeySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Pittman Const. Co. v. Housing Auth. of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- AK Roy, Inc. v. Board of Com'rs for Pontchartrain LDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
- Delaune v. City of KennerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
- Sid-Mar's Restaurant & Lounge, Inc. v. State ex rel. GovernorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2015
- Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District v. HenningDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1966
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