COMMONWEALTH v. FARRIS


351 S.W.2d 526 (1961)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant. v. Grace M. FARRIS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 17, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., H. D. Reed, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Paul E. Hunley, Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, for appellant.

Lewis A. White, Mt. Sterling, for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The Department of Highways condemned a 300 foot wide right of way through a 175 acre dairy farm of Mrs. Grace M. Farris for the construction of Interstate Highway No. 64. Some other small areas were also taken, apparently for an access way. The acreage taken is 18.87 acres. Within this were located a large tobacco barn and two ponds, which were, of course, destroyed. The strip bisects the farm, leaving 120 acres on the north and 36 acres on...

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