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HEBERT v. STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

No. 3134.

238 So.2d 372 (1970)

Clama HEBERT et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 26, 1970.

Writ Refused November 9, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman L. Sisson, Robert J. Jones, William T. Kivett, Ben C. Norgress, by Ben C. Norgress, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Hunt, Godwin, Painter & Roddy, by E. C. Hunt, Jr., Lake Charles, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before FRUGÉ, SAVOY and CULPEPPER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiffs seek damages caused by the construction of a new highway in front of their property. The district judge awarded $17,337.50. Defendant appealed. Plaintiffs answered the appeal, seeking an increase in the award.

Essentially, the State contends that any damages to plaintiffs' property are caused solely by a rerouting of traffic from the old to the new highway, and are not compensable. Plaintiffs contend their property is damaged by...

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