State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Mills

SEXTON, Judge.

Plaintiff in this petitory action appeals the granting of defendant’s motion for summary judgment and the sustaining of defendant’s exception of res judicata by the trial court. The plaintiff is the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development and the defendants are the children and grandchild of Mrs. Milton C. Trichel, their ancestor in title.

The plaintiff’s focal contention is that it is the owner of and has the right to “regulate, prohibit, and abolish entrances to and exits from private property adjacent to petitioner’s right of way.”

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