COMMONWEALTH, DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS v. DILLON

No. 74-664.

525 S.W.2d 658 (1975)

COMMONWEALTH of Kentucky, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, Appellant, v. Ruth DILLON et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rendered: June 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim D. Robinson, Gen. Counsel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Highways, Frankfort, C. E. Skidmore, Lexington, for appellant.

C. Kilmer Combs, Kelsey E. Friend Law Firm, Pikeville, W. W. Burchett, Prestonsburg, for appellees.


STERNBERG, Justice.

This condemnation case arose from the acquisition of property for the reconstruction of U. S. Highway 23 between Prestonsburg and Pikeville, in Floyd County, Kentucky. The appellant challenges the jury award of $188,000 for the property taken as being excessive.

The property involved is a tract containing 9.1 acres lying between the old U.S. Highway 23 and the low water mark of the Levisa Fork of the Big Sandy River. The tract fronts on...

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