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STATE v. BRADFORD

No. 45567.

141 So.2d 378 (1961)

242 La. 1095

STATE of Louisiana, through DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, v. Elizabeth L. BRADFORD.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

On Rehearing April 30, 1962.

Dissenting Opinion May 8, 1962.

Rehearing Denied June 4, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Ross Banister, Glenn S. Darsey, Brunswig Sholars, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-relator.

Frank H. Peterman, A. M. D'Angelo, Alexandria, for respondent.

SUMMERS, Justice.

Mrs. Elizabeth L. Bradford is resisting the procedure adopted for the expropriation of her property by the State Department of Highways. The Department seeks a servitude affecting 14.97 acres of her land from which they will remove dirt to be used in connection with a highway project located about 2,200 feet away. The excavation will result in what is known as a borrow pit eight to ten feet in depth extending over the entire 14.97 acres. To accomplish...

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