CITY OF LAFAYETTE v. DELHOMME FUNERAL HOME

No. 8759.

413 So.2d 348 (1982)

CITY OF LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DELHOMME FUNERAL HOME, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

April 14, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davidson, Meaux, Sonnier & Roy, J. J. Davidson, III, Lafayette, for defendant-appellant.

J. M. Wooderson, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before DOMENGEAUX, FORET and LABORDE, JJ.


FORET, Judge.

The City of Lafayette (Plaintiff) brought this action to expropriate certain property owned by defendant, Delhomme Funeral Home, Inc., after defendant refused to sell the property to it. The trial court rendered judgment in favor of plaintiff, and we affirm.

Defendant appeals and raises the following issues:

(1) Whether plaintiff has carried its burden of proving that the expropriation was necessary for the public interest, and...

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