COMMONWEALTH, DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. SAUNDERS


414 S.W.2d 416 (1966)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Vernon O. SAUNDERS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied May 26, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. C. Smith, Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, M. T. Quinton, Jr., Dept. of Highways, Flemingsburg, for appellant.

Paul C. Hobbs, Ashland, for appellee.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

The Department of Highways appeals from a judgment awarding Vernon O. Saunders $35,000 in this condemnation proceeding. The Department presents two grounds upon which it seeks reversal: (1) improper remarks by the trial judge in reprimanding the Department's counsel, and (2) excessiveness of the verdict.

The taking involved consists of 14.2 acres from a tract originally containing 66.79 acres...

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