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GAUMONT v. STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER

135 S.E.2d 790 (1964)

205 Va. 223

Ida L. GAUMONT et al. v. STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER of Virginia.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

April 27, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard I. Legum, Norfolk (Louis B. Fine, Fine, Fine, Legum, Schwan & Fine, Norfolk, on brief), for plaintiffs in error.

M. Ray Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen., Paul D. Stotts, Asst. Atty. Gen., on brief), for defendant in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, WHITTLE, SNEAD, I'ANSON and CARRICO, JJ.

I'ANSON, Justice.

This is an eminent domain proceeding instituted by the State Highway Commissioner to acquire title to a certain house and lot owned by Ida L. Gaumont and Francis J. Gaumont, her husband. The commissioners appointed to ascertain the value of the property to be taken awarded $5500 to the landowners, and from an order overruling exceptions to their report and confirming the award we granted the landowners a writ of error.

The landowners contend...

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