Legal Opinion
State v. Barnhill
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 23, 1967No. 1 Div. 276PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAWSON, Justice.
The State of Alabama filed a petition in the Probate Court of Baldwin County to condemn lands belonging to Exa Lou Barn-hill and others for highway purposes.
The award of the Commissioners in the Probate Court was $102,000 and a judgment of condemnation was entered accordingly.
The State took an appeal to the Circuit Court of Baldwin County, where no issue was made as to the right of the State to condemn the property in question. The sole question was the amount of damages to be awarded the property owners.
In the Circuit Court the trial was before the court and a jury. The jury…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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- St. Clair County v. BukacekSupreme Court of Alabama · 1961
- Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1957
- King v. JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1956
- Blount County v. CampbellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Aldridge v. GrundSupreme Court of Alabama · 1974
- State v. HugginsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1967
- Perry v. Iowa State Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Markstein v. City of BirminghamSupreme Court of Alabama · 1971
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