State ex rel. Department of Highways v. LeBlanc

CULPEPPER, Judge.

For the purpose of widening an existing street in the city of Lafayette, plaintiff expropriated a strip from the front of defendant’s land and a substantial portion of a frame residence. At the time of the taking, the State deposited $6,155, being $2,-290 for the land taken, $1,500 for improve*96ments, and $2,365 for severance damages to the remaining land. Defendant answered, demanding $39,000. After a trial, the district judge awarded defendant $7,595.05, being $2,318.08 for the land taken (579.52 square feet at $4 per square foot); $1,000 for the salvage value of the frame…