Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Chesson
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 1969No. 2927PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Judge.
This is a highway expropriation proceeding. The landowners appeal from the deT nial of severance damages.
Prior to the taking, the defendants owned a service station and truckstop facing eastward on United States Highway 171. After the taking, the new roadbed of the highway was to the rear (west) of their service station-cafe facilities. Further, the area of their station site had been reduced by more than one-half, from about one and one-half (1.606) acres to about three-fourths (.762) acre. The service station facilities of course no longer face on the main highway but instead…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. LevySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Parish of Iberia v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. RagusaSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Rudolph Ramelli, Inc. v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Patin v. City of New OrleansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Hebert v. State, Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
- Parish of East Baton Rouge v. HarrisonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Wood Preserving Service, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1974