Legal Opinion

Soma Enterprises, Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation & Development

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided August 21, 1991No. 22582-CAPublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NORRIS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Soma Enterprises Inc., subles-see of the premises taken, filed suit against defendant, State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), for damages caused by the state’s June 30, 1986 purchase of property located at 3402 Southern Avenue, Shreveport, Louisiana in lieu of impending expropriation. Judgment was signed July 17, 1990 rejecting Soma’s demands. We affirm for the following reasons.

Facts

Pearle Vision Center’s home office (Pearle) leased the Southern Ave. location from October 1978 until October 1993. In May 1981 it subleased the property…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. State Through Dept. of Highways v. ConstantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
  2. State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
  3. STATE, DOTD v. DietrichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
  4. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANS. & DEVELOPMENT v. JacobLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1986
  5. Lafayette Airport Commission v. RoyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Packard's Western Store, Inc. v. STATE, DOTLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
  2. State, DOTD v. McKeithenLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2008
  3. Johno v. DoeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2016
  4. Soma Enterprises Inc. v. State, Department of Transportation & DevelopmentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991

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