Legal Opinion
Louisiana Intrastate Gas Corp. v. Gulf Outlet Lands, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 13, 1989No. 88-CA-1228PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CIACCIO, Judge.
In this expropriation case the only issue at trial was the compensation for the land taken. Plaintiff appeals, arguing that the trial judge’s incorrect valuation method resulted in an excessive compensation for the land taken. We affirm.
Plaintiff, a private corporation with statutory authority to expropriate, see La.R.S. 19:2, sought a pipeline right-of-way across defendant’s land. The parties resolved all issues regarding the planned expropriation except the issue of compensation. After trial the court awarded compensation based primarily upon consideration of “compara-bles”…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Southern Natural Gas Co. v. PolandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- STATE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. RomanoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- State, Department of Highways v. CrowSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Southern Natural Gas Co. v. PolandLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1981
- STATE DEPT. OF TRANSP. AND DEVELOPMENT v. WinnLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
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