City of New Orleans v. New Orleans Land Co.

This is one of five expropriation suits instituted by the plaintiff against the New Orleans Land Company and different codefendants, but involving the same issues. The suits were filed December 7, 1925, and on the following day the plaintiff, to prevent interference with the proceedings and to maintain the status of ownership, filed notices of lis pen-dens.

Three issues are presented, viz.: The right to expropriate; the value of the property if the necessity for its expropriation exists; and legal interest thereon from December 8, 1925, the date on which notice of lis pendens was filed.

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