Legal Opinion

Parish of St. Charles v. R.H. Creager, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided December 14, 2010No. 10-CA-180PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

| ¡>The issue presented for our review in this appeal is whether a writ of mandamus can be issued to compel St. Charles Parish, plaintiff/appellee, to pay a judgment deriving from an expropriation of private property for levee and drainage purposes.

In July of 1990, St. Charles Parish (the Parish) filed a petition for expropriation of land that constituted portions owned by defendants/appellants, R.H. Creager, Inc. (Creager) and Dianne and David McDonald (McDonalds), for drainage improvement purposes. The following procedural history was set forth in a prior decision…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hannah v. LarcheSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Hoag v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  3. Felix v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
  4. Mary Moe, LLC v. Louisiana Bd. of EthicsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004
  5. STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION & DEV. v. Sugarland Ventures, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1985

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  3. New Orleans Fire Fighters Pension & Relief Fund v. City of New OrleansLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
  4. Town of Sterlington v. Greater Ouachita Water Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
  5. Town of Sterlington v. Greater Ouachita Water Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2019

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