City of New Orleans v. Reatz

This is an expropriation proceeding in which the only question involved is the value of the property and the quantum of damages. The plaintiff claimed that the property was worth $3,000, and defendant claimed that its value was $9,092 and that he would be damaged, additionally, in the sum of $75 by its expropriation. The jury found in favor of the defendant for $8,180,' and plaintiff, after an unsuccessful attempt to obtain a new trial, appealed.

Defendant’s property is situated in the city of New Orleans, in square No. 82, bounded by Tchoupitoulas, Front, Valence, and Bordeaux streets. The…