Legal Opinion

Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Dennis

Court of Appeals of Kentucky

Decided November 11, 1966PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PALMORE, Chief Justice.

The state highway department appeals from a judgment awarding appellees, Harold and William Dennis, $40,350 in a land condemnation case. It makes two contentions, (1) that the trial court erred in permitting Harold Dennis to testify that after the taking it would no longer be feasible for the remaining property to be used as a dairy or stock farm, and (2) that the award was excessive.

The affected property consisted of a 161-acre farm about 2% miles south of Bloomfield on State Highway 55, a blacktop road running from Bloomfield southward to Springfield. It was in a very…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. FisterCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1963
  2. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. SeaCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1966
  3. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Mary Potts Hagyard BurnsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1965
  4. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. RobertsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965
  5. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. ArnettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1965

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. GossettCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
  2. Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968
  3. Snyder v. Commonwealth, Department of HighwaysCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968

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