State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Terral

LEAR, Judge.

This expropriation suit comes to us by virtue of our granting a writ of certiorari in order to pass upon what we deem to be an important question of law.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, instituted this suit on May 20th, and service was made upon the defendant on May 24, 1966. Under the mandate of R.S. 48:441-460, the plaintiff deposited $21,000 into the registry of the court, which sum it believed to be the fair value of the defendant’s property which was expropriated.

By virtue of R.S. 48:450 and 452, if the defendant wished to seek additional…