COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION CO. v. FONTENOT

No. 1674.

187 So.2d 455 (1966)

COLUMBIA GULF TRANSMISSION COMPANY, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Percy J. FONTENOT, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearings Denied June 29, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwards & Edwards, by William C. Broadhurst, Crowley, for plaintiff-appellant.

Fusilier, Pucheu & Soileau, by J. William Pucheu, Joseph E. Coreil, Fruge & Foret, by Jack C. Fruge, Ville Platte, for defendant-appellee.

Before CULPEPPER, TATE and HOOD, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is an expropriation case in which plaintiff seeks a right of way, plus certain temporary working areas, for the construction of a gas transmission pipeline across defendant's property. The principal issues relate to the value of the servitude taken and the severance damages to the remainder of defendant's property. From a judgment awarding defendant $19,225, plus interest, etc., plaintiff appealed. Defendant answered the appeal, seeking an increase...

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