State ex rel. Sabine River Authority v. Miller

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a companion case to “State of Louisiana, Through the Sabine River Authority, State of Louisiana v. Jackson Edward Salter”, 184 So.2d 783, in which a separate opinion is being rendered by us this date. These expropriation cases were tried separately in the District Court, but were consolidated for argument on appeal because of similarity of issues.

In the present suit, the Sabine River Authority seeks to expropriate an approximately 80 acre farm owned by the defendant, Jordan G. Miller, and located in a rural area in Sabine Parish. The district judge awarded defendant…