State, Department of Highways v. Shelton

GLADNEY, Judge.

This expropriation suit was instituted on January 11, 1961 in connection with a portion of the Federal aid project 1-20 between Calhoun and West Monroe in Ouachita Parish. The action so taken affected 5.485 acres for right of way purposes, .048 acres for a drainage servitude, and severance damages to the remainder of the tract, 54.47 acres. The Department of Highways deposited into court its estimate of damages: Value of land and servitude $684.00, damages, $2,126.00, or a total of $2,810.00. The defendant landowner, Tom R. Shelton, timely filed an answer in the proceedings…