Pierson v. Commonwealth, Department of Highways

PALMORE, Judge.

In this condemnation proceeding the Commonwealth has acquired for highway purposes a strip of land embracing .31 acres along the Harrodsburg Pike near Lexington. The owners appeal from a judgment entered on a verdict awarding them $1,603 for the land taken and $6,150 for damages to the remainder of the tract.

The principal objection, on which we have concluded that the judgment must be reversed, is that the $1,600 awarded for the .31 acres taken is grossly inadequate and in disregard of the evidence.

The strip of ground in question, which came off the front of a 10.7-acre estate…