ORTEGO v. STATE, DOTD

No. 96-C-1322.

689 So.2d 1358 (1997)

Marius ORTEGO and Theresa Tate Ortego d/b/a Theresa's Dress Shop v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT, et al.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

February 25, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald Joseph Bertrand, Bertrand & Soileau, Rayne, for Applicant.

Gary J. Ortego, Ortego & Dupre, Ville Platte; Paulin J. Laborde, Jr., for Respondent.


KIMBALL, Justice.*

We granted certiorari to determine the preclusive effect of a written compromise agreement, confected after commencement of an expropriation suit by the State, on a subsequent inverse condemnation suit brought by the property owner. The district court denied peremptory exceptions of no cause of action and res judicata filed by the State, through Department of Transportation...

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