Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Campbell

EDWARD P. HILL, Jr., Chief Justice.

This appeal undertakes to reverse a judgment for $11,000 awarded by a jury to appellees for 18.927 acres taken from appellees’ 55.65-acre farm for use in the construction of Interstate Highway 71, connecting Cincinnati, Ohio, and Louisville, Kentucky. Also taken for permanent maintenance of a drainage system is .11 of an acre.

Appellant contends (1) it was prejudiced by reference to the fact that ap-pellee Clara Campbell was not present at the trial on account of her illness; (2) the trial court erred in “overruling various motions of appellant to strike the…