COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. RILEY


402 S.W.2d 840 (1966)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. James E. RILEY et ux., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 6, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Breckinridge, William A. Lamkin, Jr., Frankfort, Reed Anderson, Jackson, for appellant.

Adrian H. Terrell, Paducah, for appellees.


HILL, Judge.

The Commonwealth appeals from a jury verdict and judgment for $11,500 for 7.39 acres taken from appellees' 45-acre farm, referred to herein as tract 27, and $30,750 for a town lot with improvements located in New Eddyville, Kentucky, designated herein as tract 30. Both tracts are needed in the construction of the Western Kentucky Turnpike, Kentucky Highway 641.

The sole argument advanced for reversal contends the judgment is excessive.

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