GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 v. KEY

No. 43309.

99 So.2d 82 (1958)

234 La. 201

GRAVITY DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF RAPIDES PARISH, Louisiana, v. Miles J. KEY and Mrs. Madie Key and Nettie L. Moss.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

January 6, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gravel, Humphries, Sheffield & Mansour, Alexandria, for appellant.

J. B. Nachman, Alexandria, for Miles J. Key and Madie Key and Nettie L. Moss.


MOISE, Justice.

The solution of a case in law is like the threads in the weaving of a designer's hands. Each fact of record must fit in the proper place for decision. The rule of law, in expropriation suits, is that the basis of the findings must be predicated on the physical value of the property taken at the time of taking and the diminution of value to the property after the taking.

Gravity Drainage District No. I of Rapides Parish, Louisiana (plaintiff...

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