Legal Opinion
STATE, DOTD v. Williamson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 20, 1992No. 91-C-2401, 91-C-2404PublishedCited by 217 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
597 So.2d 439 (1992)
STATE Of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
v.
Nell Carter Ramage WILLIAMSON, et al.
Nos. 91-C-2401, 91-C-2404.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 20, 1992.
John Barkley Knight, Jr., Joe Hart Dixon, Jr., Arnold, Pettway, Dixon & Collier, for defendants-applicants.
Harvey Lee Hall, Charles E. Soileau, Bertrand & Soileau, for plaintiff-respondent.
MARCUS, Justice.[*]
The primary issue in this expropriation case is the reasonableness of the attorney fees.
In May of 1983, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), pursuant to La.R.S. 48:441,…
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