COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. MAYES


388 S.W.2d 125 (1965)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. James B. MAYES et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 12, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., William A. Lamkin, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Deddo G. Lynn, Lexington, for appellant.

W. Earl Dean, Harrodsburg, for appellees.


PALMORE, Judge.

The appellees own a small motel on the east side of U. S. Highway 127 within the City of Harrodsburg. In connection with a reconstruction and widening of the highway to accommodate 4-lane traffic, the state in this proceeding has condemned a 5-foot strip of ground along the entire 72-foot frontage of the motel property, and it appeals from an award of $7,000 to the owners.

Before the improvement project the traveled portion of the highway was...

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