Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Reppert

OSBORNE, Judge.

This is an appeal by the Department of Highways from a judgment of the Rock-castle Circuit Court awarding damages to appellees in the amount of $20,000 for the taking of 6.96 acres of land. Prior to the condemnation, appellees owned a farm consisting of 39.85 acres. The strip taken was that part upon which was located a dwelling house and several improvements. Appel-lees are now left with two separate tracts, one of 17.92 acres with a barn, shed and two ponds, which is now landlocked. The other is a tract of 14.97 acres with no improvements. The jury found the before value of…