State Highway Dept. v. Morgan

The State of Alabama Highway Department appeals the judgments of the Circuit Court of Cullman County requiring the Highway Department to pay "just compensation" to Bert Morgan and Morgan Oil Company (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Morgan"), pursuant to Ala. Code 1975, § 23-1-278, and denying relief to the Highway Department, stipulating that it must join other defendants in the action before being able to obtain relief.1 The orders were in response to the Highway Department's actions for declaratory judgments and injunctive relief regarding two commercial billboards alongside the…