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BELGARDE v. CITY OF NATCHITOCHES

No. 890.

156 So.2d 132 (1963)

Rowena BELGARDE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF NATCHITOCHES, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

September 11, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gahagan & Gahagan, by Russell E. Gahagan, Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellant-appellee.

Watson, Williams & Brittain, by Arthur C. Watson, Natchitoches, for defendant-appellee-appellant.

Before TATE, SAVOY, and CULPEPPER, JJ.

TATE, Judge.

This is a suit by a landowner to recover for the illegal and unauthorized taking of an acre of her land by the defendant municipality. The trial court awarded the plaintiff $1,000 for the taking and an additional $110 for the cost of a survey.

The plaintiff's appeal seeks an increase in the award, and the defendant's answer to the appeal prays for a reduction thereof. The only issue before us thus concerns the amount of the award.

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