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STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. WELLS

No. 4568.

298 So.2d 301 (1974)

STATE of Louisiana Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Chester D. WELLS, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 21, 1974.

Writ Granted October 24, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Johnie E. Branch, Jr., and Edwin R. Woodman, Jr., Baton Rouge, Edward A. Kaplan, Alexandria, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gold, Hall, Hammill & Little by Charles S. Weems, III, Alexandria, for defendant-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER, and MILLER, JJ.

MILLER, Judge.

Plaintiff, State of Louisiana through the Department of Highways, appeals the trial court judgment awarding defendant Chester D. Wells $94,750 as the fair market value of his expropriated strip of land and as severance damages to his remaining tract. We reverse and set aside the award of $11,250 as severance damages and affirm the balance of the award.

This case was consolidated for trial and appeal purposes with State Through Department of...

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