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COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. SEARCY

426 S.W.2d 448 (1968)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Mrs. Allie B. SEARCY et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 29, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Matthews, Atty. Gen., H. C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, George F. Williamson, Clark, Manby & Williamson, LaGrange, for appellant.

John Berry, Jr., Berry & Floyd, New Castle, for appellees.

DAVIS, Commissioner.

In this condemnation suit, the jury's verdict fixed the before value of appellees' farm at $30,000 and the after value at $14,000, resulting in a verdict of $16,000. The Department of Highways appeals from the judgment entered on that verdict, asserting that the verdict is palpably excessive and not supported by evidence of sufficient probative value.

The land in question is comprised of a farm which contained one hundred acres before...

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