SALOOM v. DEP'T OF TRANSPORTATION & DEV.

No. 2022-CC-00596.

354 So.3d 1179 (2022)

Daniel J. SALOOM, et al. v. State of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

December 9, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Charles DeLaunay , Lafayette, for Applicant.

Meghan N. Beal , Andrew Gates Barry , Cearley Wilkinson Fontenot , Lafayette, Daniel Josef Phillips , Metairie, Lawrence Edward Marino , Lafayette, for Respondent.


In this inverse condemnation proceeding, the state invokes equity as a defense to plaintiffs' claims for just compensation. We find equity inapplicable and hold the parties' rights are governed by controlling positive law.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The property at issue was part of a larger tract purchased by Clarence...

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