STATE EX REL. SHAW v. GORMAN


596 S.W.2d 796 (1980)

STATE of Tennessee ex rel. Eddie SHAW, Commissioner, Department of Transportation, Petitioner, v. Bonnie GORMAN et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

February 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Robert J. Ames, Asst. Atty. Gen., Nashville, Roy T. Campbell, Jr., Sp. Trial Counsel, Newport, for petitioner.

J. William Myers, Newport, for respondents.


OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

The application for permission to appeal was granted in this case to review an award of incidental damages in an inverse condemnation action.

The state filed an action to acquire a temporary easement over a part of appellee's property to be used during the construction of an improvement on U.S. Highway 25-70. No effort was made to condemn appellee's right of access to the highway. Appellee then was put to the task of seeking...

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