STATE, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. McPHERSON

No. 11513.

241 So.2d 543 (1970)

STATE of Louisiana, through the DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James B. McPHERSON, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1970.

Writ Granted February 4, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Ross Banister, Chester E. Martin, Jesse S. Moore, Jr., Johnie E. Branch, Jr., Alva Jones, Baton Rouge, for appellant.

Voelker & Ragland, by William B. Ragland, Jr., Lake Providence, for appellee.

Before AYRES, DIXON, and PRICE, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied December 11, 1970.

PRICE, Judge.

This is an expropriation proceeding arising out of the construction of Interstate Highway No. 20 through Madison Parish, Louisiana. The State of Louisiana, through the Department of Highways, expropriated 115.69 acres out of a tract containing a total of 1,600 acres belonging to James B. McPherson, Jr., situated 15 miles east of Tallulah.

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