COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. WATSON


465 S.W.2d 52 (1971)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Millard WATSON et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

March 12, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Don Duff, General Counsel, C. E. Skidmore, Department of Highways, Frankfort, for appellant.

William M. Deep, King, Deep, Branaman & Hunt, Henderson, for appellees.


VANCE, Commissioner.

This condemnation case involves the taking of 23.79 acres of land through appellees' 449.69-acre farm located approximately one mile southeast of the city limits of Henderson, Kentucky. The taking was to acquire right-of-way for the construction of the Pennyrile Parkway, a limited-access highway. The property owners were awarded $125,000.00 by the jury and the Department of Highways has appealed upon the grounds that the verdict was excessive...

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