Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Allen
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 1982No. 82 CA 0039PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PONDER, Judge.
Plaintiff, State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways (now the Department of Transportation and Development), appealed from the judgment awarding severance damages and attorney’s fees.
The issues on appeal are the amounts of severance damages and the attorney’s fees.
We amend and affirm.
Under the provisions of LSA-R.S. 48:441, the quick-taking statute, plaintiff expropriated in 1976 two parcels of land from Willard C. Allen, the defendant, and deposited $5,448.00 in the registry of the court as just compensation. This was computed as $3,698.00 as the value of the land…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. WilsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
- Southern Natural Gas Co. v. SuttonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Henderson Properties, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Henderson Properties, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
3Cited by2 opinions
- State, Dept. of Hwys. v. Enserch Corp.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1990
- STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEV. v. Schwegmann Westside Expressway, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1995