Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Williams
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 30, 1968No. 11014PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Judge.
Pursuant to LSA-R.S. 48:441 et seq. plaintiff expropriated 19.726 acres out of a 708-acre farm owned by defendant in Madison Parish for relocating U. S. Highway #65. The Department of Highways’ appraisers estimated the value of the acreage taken to be $7,970, which sum was deposited in the registry of the court and withdrawn by defendant. It was stipulated the land taken had a value of $400 per acre or ■'$7890.40. Following trial the lower' court awarded defendant an additional $14,468 as severance" damages and $2400 for the destruction of sixteen pecan trees from which judgment…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- STATE OF LOUISIANA THROUGH DEPT. OF HWYS. v. GlassellSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1955
- Parish of East Baton Rouge v. EdwardsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1960
- State, Department of Highways v. MatiseLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
- State v. HendersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
3Cited by9 opinions
- Grayson v. Commissioners of Bossier Levee DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
- State, Department of Highways v. BlairSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- State, Department of Highways v. BernardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- State, Department of Transportation & Development v. Knoll & Dufour Lands, LLCLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- State ex rel. Department of Highways v. BlairLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
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