Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Guidry
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 26, 1959No. 4715PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELLIS, Judge.
The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, filed suit on July S, 1956, for the expropriation of two parcels of land together comprising 0.574 of an acre owned by the defendant, Ray Gui-dry, for highway purposes. Suit was filed in accordance with the authority conferred by Section 19.1 of Article 6 of the Constitution of Louisiana, LSA and the provisions of Part XVIII of Title 48 of the LSA-Revised Statutes, which authorize the state, through the Department of Highways to take property for highway purposes by ex parte orders in expropriation suits prior to…
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