STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. COLBY

No. 10382.

321 So.2d 878 (1975)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. Raymond B. COLBY (Colby Inn, Inc., Substituted).

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 24, 1975.

Writ Refused January 16, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. William Mysing, Jr., and Marian M. Livaudais, Covington, for appellant.

William W. Trwin, Jr., Johnie Branch, Jr., Asst. Gen. Counsel, Highway Dept., Baton Rouge, and Alvin J. Liska, Asst. Gen. Counsel, New Orleans, D. Ross Banister, Gen. Counsel, Jerry F. Davis, Asst. Gen. Counsel, New Orleans, for appellee.

Before LANDRY, BLANCHE and BAILES, JJ.


LANDRY, Judge.

Substituted defendant, Colby Inn, Inc. (Owner), appeals from a trial court award of $26,593.00 for the total taking of a 3.559 acre tract belonging to Owner, which property was expropriated by plaintiff (Department), for improvement of U.S. 190, St. Tammany Parish. Owner complains that the amount awarded is inadequate. Owner also urges that the trial court erred in rejecting Owner's claim for expert witness (surveyor's) fees incurred in the preparation...

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