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STATE, THROUGH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. DEVALL

No. 14308.

405 So.2d 1173 (1981)

STATE of Louisiana, Through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. Berlin P. DEVALL.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

October 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard L. Malone, Jr., Johnie Branch, Jr., Dept. of Highways, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff.

James E. Kuhn, Denham Springs, for defendant.

Before COVINGTON, COLE and WATKINS, JJ.

COLE, Judge.

The issue in this expropriation case is whether or not the trial court committed manifest error in valuing the land at $5,000.00 an acre. After reviewing the record we conclude there has been no manifest error, therefore we affirm.

The disputed land consists of 3.645 acres which is part of an 18 acre tract located on Highway 1019 in Livingston Parish, near Watson, Louisiana. The State filed an expropriation petition on June 8, 1976, pursuant to...

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