Dick v. Police Jury

This is a suit against the Police Jury of Bienville parish and the Louisiana Highway Commission to recover $156.00 for the destruction of plaintiff’s property caused by the location of a new highway across his land. There was judgment in the lower court rejecting plaintiff’s demand against the Police Jury but giving him judgment against the Highway Commission as prayed for.

Plaintiff appealed from the judgment rejecting his demand against the Police Jury and defendant Highway Commission appealed from the judgment against it.

OPINION

The plaintiff sold to the Police Jury of Bienville parish a…