Commonwealth, Department of Highways v. Rose

WILLIAMS, Judge.

The Commonwealth of Kentucky, Department of Highways, condemned a strip *444of land 18 feet deep across the front of a lot belonging to appellees for the purpose of widening U. S. 60 through the city of Olive Hill. An additional 14-foot strip was taken for temporary use during construction. A jury in the Carter Circuit Court found the difference in value before and after taking to be $8,000. The Commonwealth has appealed.

This case has been tried twice in the Carter Circuit Court. The first judgment in the amount of $7,750 was reversed by this Court on the grounds that the amount…