Louisiana Ry. & Navigation Co. v. Knox
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twenty-Second Judicial District Court, Parish of East Baton Rouge; Harney F. Brunot, Judge. Action by the Louisiana Railway & Navigation Company against William J. Knox. From the judgment, plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Statement of the Case.
MONROE, J.
This is an expropriation proceeding, in which the plaintiff has appealed, asking that the amount awarded be reduced, and the defendant has answered, asking for an additional allowance. The only questions presented are as to the value of the property and the fact and quantum of damages. Defendant owns a plantation of about 1,000 acres, situated some two miles above Baton Rouge and having a frontage of say a mile on the Mississippi river. At a distance varying from say 600 to 1,800 feet from *455the river there is a bluff, and between the bluff and the river there is…
2Cited by5 opinions
- City of Shreveport v. PedroSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
- DeSambourg v. BOARD OF COM'RSSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Knox v. Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1925
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific Terminal R. R. v. StraussSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1926