Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Gormley
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 1978No. 6308PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of expropriation. The State of Louisiana, Through the Department of Highways, (hereinafter referred to as Department) expropriated a tract of land owned by defendants, Rose Ferguson Gormley, et al., in Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana. The general purpose was to relieve congestion of traffic on Highway 171 in the City of Leesville. Highway 171, which was formerly a two-way street in Leesville for traffic going north and south, was to be reconstituted as a one-way street with two lanes for traffic headed north. To the west one block, what was…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. GreySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1941
- Recreation and Park Commission v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Lafayette Airport Commission v. RoyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- State v. BlackLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- State v. Donner CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1970
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Simmons v. BOARD OF COM'RS, BOSSIER LEVEE DISTRICTLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. McInnisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. OlivierLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978