Legal Opinion
Long v. Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided February 27, 1985No. 16802-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRICE, Judge Pro Tempore.
The Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee District (hereinafter referred to as “Levee Board”) appeals a judgment of the district court awarding Robert Burney Long, Anna Long Case, and Jane Long Stuart (hereinafter referred to as the “Longs”) $214,525.00 as the fair market value of property taken for a levee servitude, attorneys’ fees in the amount of $71,508.33, and expert witness fees of $16,-865.00.
FACTS
The Longs were originally among the petitioners in a class action suit brought against the Levee Board seeking redress as to all property taken or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pillow v. Board of Com'rsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983
- State, Through Dept. of Highways v. BougereLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1978
- Pillow v. Board of Commissioners for Fifth Louisiana Levee DistrictLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
3Cited by3 opinions
- Long v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Long v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985
- Pillow v. Board of Commissioners for the Fifth Louisiana Levee DistrictSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1985