Legal Opinion
Moss v. Town of Rayville
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 18, 2015No. 50,189-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCaraway, J.
liThe owner of a wood-frame building sued the Town of Rayville and its mayor for wrongful demolition damages after town employees erroneously demolished the building. The trial court awarded $5,000 for contents and salvage lumber. The owner appeals the judgment. We affirm.
Facts
On July 9, 2012, employees of the Town of Rayville, Louisiana (the “Town”), demolished Morgan Moss’s 1900 square-foot wooden building located at 200 Spruce Street. The building was located across the street from Moss’s home. Moss claimed that he had not received notice of the planned demolition and was alerted to the…
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