§ 19:159 — Appeal; expedited review; effect of appeal

Louisiana § 19:159

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 19: Corporations and Associations

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A. No party to an expropriation proceeding filed pursuant to this Part shall be entitled to or granted a suspensive appeal from any order, judgment, or decree rendered in such proceeding, whether such order, judgment, or decree is on the merits, exceptions, or special pleas and defenses, or compensation, or any or all of them.
B. Any judgment determining the validity or the extent of the taking pursuant to R.S. 19:147, shall be subject to a devolutive appeal, and the delays for taking such an appeal shall commence upon the signing of that judgment.
C. The appellate court shall consider an appeal of a judgment rendered pursuant to R.S. 19:147, on an expedited basis.
D. No appeal in any expropriation suit brought under these provisions shall operate to prevent or delay the vesting of title in the plaintiff.
NOTE: See Acts 2014, No. 625, §2, relative to applicability.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1958, No. 204, §1; Acts 2014, No. 625, §1.