Legal Opinion
Thomas & Warner, Inc. v. City of New Orleans
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 29, 1956No. 42800PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VIOSCA, Justice ad hoc.
This is an appeal by the City of New Orleans, defendant, from a judgment in favor of Thomas & Warner, Inc., plaintiff, in the sum of $5,157, which the District Court found to be the diminution in the value of plaintiff’s property, as the result of the construction of an underpass in the vicinity thereof. Plaintiff answered the appeal, asking that the judgment be increased to $18,000, the amount originally prayed for, and that the fees of its expert witnesses be fixed at the sum of $1,200 each and taxed as costs.
Plaintiff was the owner of a tract of land, with a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. GreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
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- Harrison v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Patin v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Jarnagin v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
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3Cited by28 opinions
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