Central Louisiana Electric Co. v. Brassette

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this suit to expropriate a servitude for an electric transmission line across defendant’s land. After a trial on the merits, the district judge granted the servitude and awarded the defendant landowner $1198.75 as compensation and damages. The defendant appealed devolutively.

In this court, the plaintiff has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal which has merit. The basis for the motion is that the defendant appellant did not perfect the appeal by filing the required $300 devolutive appeal bond within 90 days as required by LSA-C.C.P. Article 2087.

The defendant…