COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. HARVEY


396 S.W.2d 311 (1965)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Linville HARVEY et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

November 19, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., William A. Lamkin, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Edmond H. Tackett, Pikeville, for appellant.

C. Kilmer Combs, Ashland, Earl R. Cooper, Marcus Mann, Salyersville, for appellees.


CULLEN, Commissioner.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways, appeals from a judgment awarding the appellee landowners $15,000 as damages for property taken by condemnation for highway purposes.

The property involved was a 73-acre farm in the hills of Magoffin County. The state took 9.41 acres through the middle of the farm for a nonaccess highway, leaving two landlocked parcels. On the land taken were the house, barn, coal house and chicken...

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