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FINE ARTS CENTER AND MUSEUM OF OLD IMPERIAL CALCASIEU, INC. v. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES

No. 2939.

229 So.2d 773 (1969)

FINE ARTS CENTER AND MUSEUM OF OLD IMPERIAL CALCASIEU, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF LAKE CHARLES, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1970.

Writ Refused March 12, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. McHale, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Kaufman, Anderson, Leithead, Scott & Boudreau, by Norman Anderson, Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before TATE, CULPEPPER, and MILLER, JJ.

TATE, Judge.

This is a suit to recover the value of land allegedly appropriated by the defendant city for its civic auditorium center. The land had previously been donated to the city subject to a condition that it be used only for museum purposes.1 The city appeals from adverse judgment.

On appeal, the two principal issues are: (1) Is this suit premature, since allegedly the site could still be used for museum purposes? and (2...

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