Legal Opinion
Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge v. Drago
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 1971No. 8318PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUCKER, Judge:
This is an expropriation proceeding in which the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge seeks to expropriate a 5.53 acre tract of land owned by the defendants, Vincent Drago, et al., situated between Ford and Cadillac Streets in the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the purpose of a neighborhood park.
Although the taking itself was contested in the lower court, the sole issue on appeal is the value of the land. The lower court judge found the value of the land to be $6,752.00 per acre, and set the fair market value of the whole tract at $37,350.00.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- State v. BrooksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1963
- City of Monroe v. NastasiLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
- Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge v. GermanLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- City of Monroe v. CarsoLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1965
3Cited by6 opinions
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