Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Holbrook

CLAY, Commissioner.

In this highway condemnation case the landowners were awarded $7,000 compensation for the taking of 3.11 acres from the hack end of approximately 11 acres of overflow bottom land fronting on Kentucky Highway 114 and sloping back to Burning Fork Creek. The taking also severed .8 of an acre. Appellant questions the competency of appellees’ evidence and contends the verdict is obviously excessive.

Three witnesses testified for appellees. One was an owner of the land, another was a neighboring farmer and the third was a real estate broker and auctioneer. They testified that the…