Legal Opinion
State, Department of Transportation & Development v.Griffith
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 21, 1991No. 22618-CAPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEXTON, Judge.
The defendant, Van Otis Griffith, appeals the quantum awarded to him as compensation for the expropriation of his property by the plaintiff, the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). We affirm.
Mr. Griffith was the owner of a 19,200 square foot tract of land with improvements thereon located at 5909 Dillman Avenue in Shreveport. The property contained 12,575 square feet of enclosed building with an additional 1,160 square feet of covered loading area. The property housed Mr. Griffith’s sole proprietorship, Tri-State Carpet Cleaners. The adjacent…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- State Through Dept. of Highways v. ConstantSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- STATE, DOTD v. DietrichSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- State Through DOTD v. Estate of DavisSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
- State, Dept. of Highways v. BitterwolfSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1982
- City of Shreveport v. Standard Printing Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- State, Department of Transportation & Development v. OswaldLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- State, Department of Transportation & Development v. GriffithSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1991
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