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Mercer County v. Ballinger

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided March 20, 1931PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Rees

Reversing.

The appellee owns a lot in the unincorporated town of Salvisa abutting on the state highway between Harrodsbnrg and Lawrenceburg. The appellants, Ben W. Gorham & Co., are contractors who constructed the road under a contract with the state highway commission. Mercer county owned the old right of way and took no steps to condemn the additional land required for the construction of the new highway, but entered into an agreement with Gorham and Co., by the terms of which it agreed to indemnify the contractors against all loss growing out of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Broadway Coal Mining Co. v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
  2. Harlan County v. ColeCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1927
  3. Louisville Nashville Railroad Co. v. HargisCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1929
  4. Letcher County v. HoggCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1925
  5. Webster County v. LutzCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Franklin County v. BaileyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1933
  2. Kentucky Game & Fish Commission v. BurnetteCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1942
  3. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. GisborneCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  4. Witbeck v. Big Rivers Rural Electric Cooperative Corp.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
  5. Commonwealth v. PowellCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935

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