STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. PATOUT

Nos. 50614, 50617.

249 So.2d 179 (1971)

258 La. 1193

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. Charles A. PATOUT et al. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. Charles A. PATOUT et al., and Vermillion Development Company, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied June 28, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Ross Banister, Chester, E. Martin, Johnie E. Branch, Jr., Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant.

Smith & Stansbury, Lafayette, and John M. Sherrill, III, Alexandria, Frank Smith, Jr., Lafayette, for defendants-appellees.

Barranger, Barranger & Jones, William J. Jones, Jr., Covington, Duplantier & McPherson, Adrian G. Duplantier, Farris, Ellis, Cutrone, Gilmore & Lautenschlaeger, Camille A. Cutrone, New Orleans, Benton & Moseley, Edward Donald Moseley, Baton Rouge, Theus, Grisham, Davis & Leigh, Robert Lee Curry, III, Monroe, for amicus curiae.


DIXON, Justice.

This is a companion case to State v. Vermilion Development Company, Inc., 258 La. 1159, 249 So.2d 167, decided this date. The land expropriated in this suit was divided by the State into sixteen separate parcels. Originally Albert A. Richter was included as a party defendant; his claim was settled.

The trial court carefully analyzed the testimony of the appraisers employed...

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