COMMONWEALTH v. COLLINS


344 S.W.2d 613 (1961)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. David W. COLLINS et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 17, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., H. D. Reed, Jr., Chief Asst. Atty. Gen., James J. Shannon, Jr., Atty., Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, for appellant.

Louis Cox, Frankfort, for appellees.


WADDILL, Commissioner.

The Commonwealth is appealing from a judgment entered upon a verdict awarding appellees $30,000 for property condemned for road purposes. Appellant contends the verdict is excessive and rests upon unsubstantial testimony.

The Commonwealth acting through the Department of Highways filed a proceeding in the Franklin County Court to condemn a strip of land through appellees' farm for the purpose of widening U. S. Highway No. 60 between...

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