COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. STROTHER


443 S.W.2d 636 (1969)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Aggie STROTHER et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 27, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Don Duff, Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, Robert L. Hall, Covington, for appellant.

Thomas D. Theobald, Jr., Grayson, for appellees.


STEINFELD, Judge.

The Commonwealth appealed from a judgment which awarded the appellee property owners $49,000 as damages for property taken by condemnation for Interstate Highway No. 64, a limited-access highway. Appellant contends that the verdict is excessive and is not supported by evidence of sufficient probative value. We reverse.

This case involves Aggie Strother's farm on which Carl Littleton and his family had lived and worked for many years. It consisted...

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