State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Pace

AYRES, Judge.

This is an expropriation proceeding. The sole issue in the case is the market value of the property expropriated. The State contends the property had a value of $32,000.00 and the defendant, $50,000.00. The court concluded the property had a value of $39,000.00. From a judgment in accordance with that finding, the State prosecutes this appeal.

The property expropriated is described as Lots 11 and 12 of Johnson & Cutliff Addition to the City of Shreveport. The property has a frontage easterly on Market Street of 100 feet, northerly on Franklin Street, 140 feet, and, westerly on…