Legal Opinion
Booth v. Louisiana Highway Commission
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided February 2, 1931No. 30856PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
Plaintiff owns the ‘‘Greenwood Farm,” which contains 265 acres. The property is situated on Bayou Manchae about 15 miles southeast of the city of Baton Rouge.
In October, 1926, plaintiff donated to the Louisiana highway commission a right of way 30 feet wide along the entire front of his ■ land abutting on the Jefferson Highway, official highway No. 61.
In December, 1926, the commission let a contract to the Janes Contracting Company to hard surface this highway, and, during the course of this improvement, took possession of an additional 10 feet of plaintiff’s property without authority, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Green v. Board of Com'rsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
- De Moss v. Police Jury of Bossier ParishSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- McGeehan v. Board of Levee Com'rs.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
- Scott v. RatcliffSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1928
3Cited by25 opinions
- Angelle v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
- Westwego Canal & Terminal Co. v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Harrison v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Gray v. State Ex Rel. Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1967
- Jarnagin v. Louisiana Highway CommissionLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1942
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