Boutwell v. State

This is an appeal from a condemnation proceeding in Covington County. In December 2003 the State of Alabama filed a notice of lis pendens and a petition to condemn in the Covington County Probate Court, notifying James Craig Boutwell of the State's intent to condemn a parcel of land owned by Boutwell as part of a plan to widen Highway 84 between Opp and Andalusia. The probate court granted the State's petition to condemn and ordered a commissioner's hearing to be held on January 23, 2004. Following the hearing, the commissioners recommended an award in the amount of $152,074.00 to compensate…