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WHITE v. STATE

SC 974.

319 So.2d 247 (1975)

Carolyn Drake WHITE et al. v. STATE of Alabama.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lavette, Birmingham, for appellants.

Arthur J. Hanes and Thomas Coleman, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Birmingham, for the State.

MADDOX, Justice.

"Attorney's fees and expenses are not embraced within just compensation for land taken by eminent domain."

This short, concise and direct quote, taken from Dohany v. Rogers, 281 U.S. 362, 368, 50 S.Ct. 299, 302, 74 L.Ed. 904 (1930), sustains the trial court's judgment that attorneys' fees and litigation expenses are not recoverable costs in an eminent domain proceeding.

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