City of New Orleans v. Peterson

McCALEB, Justice.

In this proceeding, which the City of New Orleans brought to expropriate certain strips of ground approximately 72 *969feet in width in Squares 1911, 1984 and 2091 in the Third District of the city, a dispute arose between appellants, Peterson and Twickler, and appellee, New Orleans & Northeastern Railroad Company, concerning the ownership of a portion of the land 23 feet in width. The expropriation having been consummated by judgment rendered on January 21, 1954 and deposit by the City in the Registry of the Court of $11,941, the adjudicated value of the entire property, the…