Legal Opinion
Woods v. Slocum
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 27, 1965No. 1498PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a suit for damages to plaintiffs’ land caused by defendant’s wrongful removal of dirt therefrom. The district judge awarded plaintiffs $3,740. Defendant appealed. Plaintiffs also appealed, seeking an - increase in the award.
The approximately 40-acre strip of land in question is located about 3 miles south of the city of Alexandria. It fronts about 2800 feet on U. S. Highway 165, and has a depth of 600 feet. Although the land is low, swampy and wooded, it has a present value for commercial use, there being several commercial establishments located on similar land in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Franklin v. Arkansas Fuel Oil Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1951
- Grandeson v. International Harvester Credit Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1953
- Amite Gravel & Sand Co. v. Roseland Gravel Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1921
- Sanders De Hart v. Continental Land Fur Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1944
- East v. Pan American Petroleum CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Gray v. State, Through Department of HighwaysLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
- Gallo v. SorciLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969