RS 9:3186 Rights of owner when excessive land demanded - Louisiana Statutes

§3186.  Rights of owner when excessive land demanded

If any owner shall be of opinion that the quantity of land sought to be purchased by any corporation exceeds that which is reasonably necessary for the purpose intended by the company, it shall be lawful for him to file a special plea, setting forth this fact, and in such case the court shall determine not only the value of the land to be expropriated, but also the extent of land over which the company may exercise the forced expropriation; the whole always subject to the decision of the court on appeal, which appeal, however, as provided by Article 2634, shall not suspend the execution of the judgment of the lower court.  

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 93, §1; Redesignated by Acts 1993, No. 841, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1995.