COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. RILEY


388 S.W.2d 128 (1965)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Willie J. RILEY, Executrix of the Will of Bartley J. Riley, 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., Richard Peek, Paducah, for appellant.

Adrian H. Terrell, Paducah, for appellees.


MILLIKEN, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Department of Highways from a judgment rendered in November, 1962, which awarded the appellees $20,000 for the condemnation of 2.07 acres plus $10,000 resultant damage to the remaining one-tract 5.77 acres of their farm. The Department contends the award is excessive and based largely on noncompensable factors, and on the latter point we agree. The county court had awarded a total...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases