State Supreme Court / La.

State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Levy

Decided December 11, 1961. Walter B. Hamlin wrote the opinion for the court.

136 So. 2d 35 · Cited 77 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Housing Authority of Shreveport v. Green · 8 So. 2d 295
Rapides Parish School Board v. Nassif · 94 So. 2d 40
Louisiana Power & Light Company v. Simmons · 85 So. 2d 251
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Havard · 118 So. 2d 131
Housing Authority v. Boudwine · 224 La. 988
Parish of Iberia v. Cook · 116 So. 2d 491
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Hub Realty Co. · 118 So. 2d 364
State, Dept. of Hwys. v. Ferris · 78 So. 2d 493
Domino v. Josephine · 99 So. 2d 328
State v. Ferris · 227 La. 14
Gravity Drainage District No. 1 v. Key · 99 So. 2d 82
State v. Landry · 53 So. 2d 908
Koerber v. City of New Orleans · 84 So. 2d 454
Sterbcow v. Peres · 64 So. 2d 195
Jeanfreau v. Sanderson · 117 So. 2d 907
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Levy · 129 So. 2d 516
Central Louisiana Electric Co. v. Leonards · 65 So. 2d 631
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. v. Primeaux · 100 So. 2d 917
East Baton Rouge Parish Council v. Koller · 94 So. 2d 505

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Central Louisiana Electric Company v. Gamburg · 200 So. 2d 733
State, Dept. of Hwys. v. Denham Springs Dev. Co., Inc. · 307 So. 2d 304
State, Through Dept. of Highways v. Champagne · 371 So. 2d 626
State, Department of Highways v. McPherson · 259 So. 2d 33
West Jefferson Levee D. v. Coast Quality · 640 So. 2d 1258
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Rapier · 164 So. 2d 280
Beaird-Poulan, Inc. v. DEPARTMENT OF HWYS., STATE OF LA. · 362 F. Supp. 547
Columbia Gulf Transmission Company v. Hoyt · 215 So. 2d 114
STATE, DEPT. OF TRANSP. & DEVELOPMENT v. Tynes · 433 So. 2d 809
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Reuter · 175 So. 2d 316
Department of Highways v. Southwestern Electric Power Co. · 145 So. 2d 312
STATE THROUGH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. Wilson · 372 So. 2d 632
State, Dept. of Transp. v. Maynard · 565 So. 2d 532
State, Department of Highways v. Mouledous · 199 So. 2d 185
State, Dept. of Hwys. v. Ross Continental Mot. L., Inc. · 328 So. 2d 883
Trunkline Gas Company v. Verzwyvelt · 196 So. 2d 58
State Ex Rel. Department of Highways v. Holmes · 221 So. 2d 811
State, Department of Highways v. Lancon · 174 So. 2d 257
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. James · 226 So. 2d 535
State, Department of Highways v. Neyrey · 186 So. 2d 705
Reymond v. State ex rel. Department of Highways · 217 So. 2d 488
State ex rel. Department of Highways v. Allen · 243 So. 2d 337
East Baton Rouge Parish v. Hays · 498 So. 2d 43
State v. D & J Realty Co. · 254 La. 1149
United Gas Pipe Line v. Schwegmann · 267 So. 2d 247

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