COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. PHILLIPS


391 S.W.2d 377 (1965)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Edward PHILLIPS et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 28, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., William A. Lamkin, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Frankfort, Deddo G. Lynn, Lexington, for appellant.

W. Earl Dean, Harrodsburg, for appellees.


CLAY, Commissioner.

In this condemnation case the jury awarded the landowners $4,000 for a strip of land eight feet wide, taken from the front of their residence. The Commonwealth complains of excessiveness and improper evidence.

The property is located on College Street in Harrodsburg, with a 49 foot frontage. Located thereon is a six room house. The widening of the street resulted in the taking of the eight foot strip. The right of way line after the taking...

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