Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development v. Knight
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 2, 1994No. 93-767PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YELVERTON, Judge.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether a tax sale is absolutely null when notice of delinquent taxes and the tax sale was not given to the record owner of the property.
The State of Louisiana, through the DOTD (DOTD), in 1988 filed a petition for expropriation of a small piece of land in Rapides Parish. Unsure of who owned the land, it named as defendants Lacey and Mary Knight, John and Jean Navarre, the Lizzie Cleveland Estate, the Charles C. Cleveland Estate, and any unknown heirs. The Navarre/defendants petitioned for a declaratory judgment to determine ownership.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mennonite Board of Missions v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gulotta v. CutshawSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Warner v. GarrettLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Murphy v. Estate of SamLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1988
- Drury v. WatkinsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Oliver v. ZeringueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- STATE, THROUGH DOTD v. KnightLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
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