City of New Orleans v. Peterson

LUTHER E. HALL, Judge pro tern.

On April 14, 1953 the City of New Orleans filed proceedings to expropriate a 72 foot strip running through squares 1911, 1984 and 2091 situated in the Third District of the city of New Orleans. Since there were conflicting claims to ownership of part of this strip the city impleaded the adverse claimants; among them being the appellants herein, Don L. Peterson and Raymond F. Twickler, and the appellees, New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Company. The suit of the city resulted in a judgment in its favor expropriating the 72 foot strip at a price of twenty…