Irwin v. State

MERRILL, Justice.

This appeal is by the landowner in a condemnation proceeding for highway purposes. The award in probate court was $27,000. The State appealed to circuit court where a jury awarded $16,700. The owner’s motion for a new trial was overruled and he appeals. •

The property condemned was on a lot containing 3,500 square feet with a one-story building on it containing-2,500 square feet, a parking lot of 400 square feet and a paved alley in the rear, located at 2521 3rd Avenue North in Birmingham and zoned for light industrial use.

Appellant argues that the trial court should have…