ACME POSTER ADVERTISING CO. v. STATE, ETC.

No. 6142.

352 So.2d 397 (1977)

ACME POSTER ADVERTISING COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 17, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan C. Harris, Norman L. Sisson, William W. Irwin, Jr. by Jonathan C. Harris, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Whitehead & McCoy by C. R. Whitehead, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and GUIDRY, JJ.


HOOD, Judge.

Acme Poster Advertising Company instituted this suit against the State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, for damages resulting from the alleged unauthorized removal of some highway billboard signs owned by plaintiff. A default judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff. Defendant filed a motion for a new trial which was denied, and defendant thereupon appealed.

The overriding issue presented in the case is whether the signs for...

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