STATE v. BERNELLE

No. 10879.

203 So.2d 777 (1967)

STATE of Louisiana Through DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Emile P. BERNELLE et ux., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

October 30, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jesse S. Moore, Jr., D. Ross Banister, Glenn S. Darsey, Johnie E. Branch, Jr., Baton Rouge, for appellant.

McHenry, Snellings, Breard, Sartor & Shafto, Monroe, for appellees.

Before GLADNEY, AYRES and BARHAM, JJ.


GLADNEY, Judge.

The question involved on this appeal is one of just compensation to which appellees are entitled by reason of expropriation of their property near West Monroe, Louisiana for the purpose of constructing a portion of the Interstate Highway System. Although suit was filed on June 29, 1961 the case was not tried on its merits until January 17, 1967. After trial the court made a total award of $17,917.00 which included the sum of $15,567.00 for severance...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases