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STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. LeDOUX

No. 1650.

184 So.2d 604 (1966)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Emmett LeDOUX, Defendant and Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

March 20, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Ross Banister, Glenn S. Darsey, Ben C. Norgress, William W. Irwin, Jr., by Ben C. Norgress, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brinkman & Barstow, by Robert Brinkman, Opelousas, for defendant-appellee.

Before SAVOY, CULPEPPER and HOOD, JJ.

HOOD, Judge.

The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, expropriated for highway purposes a portion of a tract of land owned by the defendant, Emmett LeDoux. Pursuant to the provisions of LSA-R.S. 48:441-445, the State deposited $3675.00 with the clerk of court as just compensation for the property taken. The defendant answered, claiming that the amount deposited was inadequate. After trial, the trial judge concluded that the value of the property...

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