Legal Opinion
Opelousas, G. & N. E. Ry. Co. v. St. Landry Cotton Oil Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided January 21, 1907No. 16,255PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from Sixteenth Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry; Edward Taylor Lewis, Judge. Action by the Opelousas, Gulf & Northeastern Bailway Company against the St. Landry Cotton Oil Company. Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
This is an expropriation suit, and the only questions are as to the value of the property sought to be expropriated and the amount of damages.
*291Article 2633, Civ. Code, reads:
“In estimating the value of property to be expropriated, the basis of assessment shall be the true value which the land possessed before the contemplated improvement was proposed, and without deducting therefrom any amount for the benefit derived by the owner from the contemplated improvement or work.”
In accordance -with the letter of this article, the judge a quo ruled that, in estimating the value of the property, its…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Louisiana Ry. & Nav. Co. v. Xavier Realty, Ltd.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1905
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Shreveport Traction Co. v. SvaraSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1913
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. HaneyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1935
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. JohnsonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. BrandtLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1971