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State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Madden

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 7, 1962No. 9676PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GLADNEY, Judge.

The Department of Highways has appealed from a judgment fixing the value of two parcels of property of the defendant expropriated in connection with a highway project, referred to as the Minden-Sibley Interchange, State Route La. 1-20, which judgment awarded the property owner $38,-030.00, or $13,905.00 in excess of the total compensation of $24,125.00 deposited by appellant pursuant to LSA-R.S. 48:441 et seq. The principal complaint urged in this court is that the sum allowed is excessive and not supported by adequate proof, the burden of which, it properly asserts, rests upon…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Parish of Iberia v. CookSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1959
  2. City of Shreveport v. Abe Meyer Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  3. State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Central Realty Investment Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1960
  4. American Tel. & Tel. Co. of Louisiana v. MaguireSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
  5. Rapides Parish School Board v. NassifSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. State, Department of Highways v. MasonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1969
  2. Lafayette Airport Commission v. RoyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
  3. State, Dept. of Transp. & Develop. v. TaylorLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1985
  4. State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. HusonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
  5. Louisiana Power & Light Company v. RistrophLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967

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