City of New Orleans v. Salvatore

This is an expropriation suit in which the city of New Orleans is seeking to acquire lot 9 in square 136 as a part of the property needed as a site for a public auditorium, which is to be erected upon squares 135 and 136.

The jury returned a verdict for defendants, fixing the market value of the property sought to be taken at $14,500, and from the judgment approving this verdict the city has appealed.

Defendants have answered the appeal, and pray that the judgment be amended by increasing the amount awarded to $18,000.

An attempt was made in the trial court to show that during the last fifteen…