LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT CO. v. CALDWELL

No. 11626.

353 So.2d 371 (1977)

LOUISIANA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY v. Vernon L. CALDWELL, Jr., et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 28, 1977.

Writ Granted February 9, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene G. Taggart, New Orleans, Kenneth Watkins, Houma, for plaintiff and appellee.

John V. Parker, Baton Rouge, for defendants and appellants.

Before BLANCHE, COVINGTON and CHIASSON, JJ.


COVINGTON, Judge.

Plaintiff, Louisiana Power & Light Company, seeks by expropriation a right-of-way of 100 feet in width in the nature of a servitude across the property, known as "Magnolia Plantation," of defendants, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon L. Caldwell, Jr., and their two children, John and Albert Caldwell, for the purpose of constructing, operating and maintaining a 230 KV electric transmission line.1

Defendants' property comprises...

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