Louisiana Court of Appeal, 1979

State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Ellender

Louisiana Court of Appeal · Decided April 16, 1979 · No. 12357 · Chiasson, Edwards, Sartain

371 So. 2d 638; 1979 La. App. LEXIS 3821 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

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2 later published cases cite this decision.

State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Ellender (La. Ct. App. 1980)
State, Through Dept. of Highways v. Champagne (La. Ct. App. 1979)

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Opinion of the Court

SARTAIN, Judge.

For reasons assigned this date in State v. Louisiana Through the Department of Highways, No. 12,358, La.App., 371 So.2d 626, the judgment of the trial court is amended to reduce the value of the part taken from $10,000.00 per acre to $7500.00 per acre, with the proper acreage to be determined on remand, and to reduce the award for severance damages from the sum of $12,500.00 to the sum of $4445.12, less a credit of $2000.00 for each culvert placed by the State for Tra<?t 1- 7.

The assessment of costs is to await a final determination on the merits.

AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART AND REMANDED.

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