Namie v. State, Department of Highways

JONES, Judge.

Defendant appeals a judgment awarding damages against it for trespass. We reduce the award and as modified, affirm.

Plaintiff owns on the north side of U.S. Highway # 167 (referred to as Pershing Highway in plaintiff’s title) in Jonesboro, Louisiana, two lots described as follows:

“Beginning 580 ft. North and 132V2 ft. East of the SW/c of NE xk of NW Vi Sec. 31-15-3 West, and running 624 ft. due East, thence North 134 ft., thence run West 100 ft. for a starting point, thence run South to the North R/W line of Pershing Hwy., thence run Northwesterly along and with said R/W line to…