COMMONWEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS v. TURNER


497 S.W.2d 57 (1973)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Ray TURNER et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

June 15, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl T. Miller, Jr., Gen. Counsel, Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, Edmond H. Tackett, Pikeville, Phillip K. Wicker, Somerset, for appellant.

Elwood B. Mullins, Paintsville, for appellees.


STEINFELD, Justice.

For the construction of U.S. Highway 23 in Johnson County the Commonwealth condemned 3.53 acres of unimproved land from a 13.30-acre tract owned by appellees. From a judgment awarding $32,000 to appellees the Commonwealth appeals, claiming that the verdict is excessive and is unsupported, that incompetent evidence was introduced over its objection, and that other errors were committed during the trial. We affirm.

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