Legal Opinion
State, Department of Highways v. McPherson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 28, 1972No. 51091PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*122SUMMERS, Justice.
The Department of Highways instituted this expropriation suit to acquire 115.374 acres across the farm of J. B. McPherson, Jr., in Madison Parish as a right of way for the Delhi-Waverly section of Interstate 20. The expropriation is sought in the manner authorized by Article VI, Section 19.1 of the Constitution and Title 48 of the Revised Statutes, Sections 441 to 460, inclusive,
McPherson’s farm is roughly trapezoidal in shape with the short and parallel lines running north and south and the long lines running generally east and west. It contains 1662 acres.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. GreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. RapierSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1964
- City of New Orleans v. GiraudSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- State v. WagnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1951
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3Cited by61 opinions
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- State Dept. of Highways v. TerrebonneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
- Boustany v. Fluid Dynamics, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
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