State v. Lindsey

Supreme Court of Louisiana January 26, 1996

State v. Lindsey, 666 So. 2d 659 (La. 1996)

1996 La. LEXIS 187; 1996 WL 38960

Deny, Docket, Grant, Lemmon, Watson, Writ

Opinion of the Court

In re Transportation & Dev., Dept, of; State of Louisiana; — Plaintiffs); applying for *660supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of Natchitoches, 10th Judicial District Court, Div. “A”, No. 61135-A; to the Court of Appeal, Third Circuit, No. CW95-1062.

Granted. Ruling of district court granting landowners’ motion to strike the request for a jury trial is vacated and set aside. The state has a right to trial by jury to determine compensation. La. Const, art. 1, sec. 4.

LEMMON, J., would grant and docket. WATSON, J., would deny the writ.

Reference

Full Case Name: STATE of Louisiana DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT v. Wilder B. LINDSEY, et ux.
Status: Published