City of New Orleans v. Dromgool

SAMUEL, Judge.

These two expropriation proceedings, instituted for the purpose of acquiring property allegedly necessary for the construe-*62lion of a proposed International Trade Mart complex, were consolidated for trial in the district court and for argument here. Neither the city’s authority to expropriate nor the necessity therefor are contested, The sole issue before us is quantum, the amount of compensation to be paid the respective defendants. We will refer to •the property involved in suit No. 1,400 of ■our docket as the Paltron property and that involved in suit No. 1,401 of our docket…