Legal Opinion
State v. Kirby Lumber Corp.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided October 24, 1960No. Civ. A No. 7515PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
Proceeding under the general expropriation laws of Louisiana 1, plaintiff filed in State Court on August 5, 1959 this action to expropriate 912.45 acres of land located in Vernon Parish, Louisiana. The suit was removed to this Court on the grounds of diversity. A motion to remand was filed and denied. Plaintiff insists that this Court erred in not remanding. This issue of jurisdiction, a close one, was resolved by a previous decision in Civil Action No. 7429.
The only issue now is just compensation. The action having been submitted for decision to the Court, sitting…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Henkel v. Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Louisiana Highway Commission v. GuidrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
- Rapides Parish School Board v. NassifSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Louisiana Power & Light Company v. SimmonsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Housing Authority of New Orleans v. PerssonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1943
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Kirby Lumber Corporation v. State of Louisiana, Through Anacoco-Prairie State Game and Fish CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Lake Charles Harbor & Terminal District v. HenningDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1966