COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. LOVETT


427 S.W.2d 576 (1968)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Joe H. LOVETT and Virginia Lovett, wife, and Bank of Williamsburg, Mortgagee, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 3, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., H. C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Department of Highways, Frankfort, Ben D. Smith, Smith & Blackburn, Somerset, for appellant.

Joe S. Feather, G. G. Teague, Jr., T. E. Mahan, Williamsburg, for appellees.


OSBORNE, Judge.

This is a highway condemnation case. In constructing I-75, it was necessary to take a small part of appellees' land and to close the road which formerly provided access. To provide access to appellees' property and several other pieces of land, a new gravel access road was constructed. Another small portion of appellees' land was taken for this purpose.

Prior to the taking appellees' property was...

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