Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Chappell
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 1962No. 9646PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AYRES, Judge.
The sole issue presented by this appeal relates to the market value of property taken and to severance damages to the remainder occasioned by the expropriation of a right of way for highway purposes.
The tract of land owned by defendants consisted of 70 acres, 14.97 acres of which were expropriated. The portion for which severance damages were sought comprises 8.9 acres located south of the right of way expropriated. Through appraisals by agents of the Department of Highways, plaintiff placed a value of $5,841.00 upon the value of the land taken and as severance damages sustained…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Housing Authority v. BoudwineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1954
- City of New Orleans v. LarrouxSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
- Housing Authority v. BrinkmannSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Domino v. JosephineSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Rader v. PegramLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1961
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3Cited by4 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. ReuterLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Greater Baton Rouge Consol. Sewer Dist. v. NelsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- Reed v. Mullin Wood Company, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
- Krizan v. Storz Broadcasting CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962